~:[CH12 - Day 224]:~ Under the Influence

 
~:[CH12 - Day 224]:~ Under the Influence

Obviously that phrase doesn't have a positive connotation. In life we are often influenced by others. They often say, who we hang around changes who we become and I think that is ever true for students. As I see countless students pass through my classroom, I see the potential that most of them have, but I also see the influence that others pose to their success or their failure. They all are responsible for their own wellbeing and choices in life, but it becomes easier (or harder) depending on who is around you. During practice today, there were many times when an athlete was about to stop, as I allowed them to choose when to finish up the workout, but every time they thought about it, another athlete helped inspire them to try to do another. In the end, we had a good quality workout with most of them tacking on some good quality miles. It's days like these that remind you just how being around the right people will help keep pushing you toward progressing in life. Similarly, the wrong support system will bring you down. In my own life, from time to time, I have made my own decisions for the betterment of my confidence and motivation, choosing who to surround myself with. Of course, I do need to do a better job of meeting up with people more often as there are a lot of good people I haven't seen in awhile. If you feel as if you're looking for inspiration, hopefully you can find a crowd of people who can do something just like this for you, getting you to challenge yourself, as you find yourself making progress in territory you never though you'd ever find yourself.