#Repost

First Posted by Teri Tobin 2019..#realtalk

Such wise words not to be taken lightly…. 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽(and especially for those that wish to spread negative over this way…🚫)

If you take a piece of rotten fruit and place it beside perfectly good fruit…what happens?

The mold from the rotten fruit spreads over to the good fruit and both end up in bad condition.

So what happens when you surround yourself with people who are negative? Well….you become just like them…

“You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.” – Jim Rohn

Make 2019 the year you choose differently/wisely ✌️

I sincerely understand this post by Teri Tobin and was reminded of the sentiments when it showed up in my memories on Facebook.

We all need to be mindful of the people we surround ourselves with in our personal and professional lives. I sincerely believe and have experienced the concept that we become like those we spend the most time around.

When I was in Vegas I was not around people who were of like mind of my goals and dreams nor and open minded ability to see things differently. I failed to understand that entertainers and indie artists come from a different culture and hustle.

I found myself trying to blend into a scene that I was not passionate about to feel like I had people, which I never did.

I’ve never been a hustler to survive, nor my desire was not to be seen, but I did want to be valued and respected. The struggle was real and I struggled on so many levels down there. I stepped into a depression and knew I had to leave Vegas to get a sense of balance and calm back into my spirit.

From my personal life to, my job, to my life as Lady Flava I was surrounded by people who were unhappy and struggling in a variety of ways.

I do recognize that I went through the pandemic in The Entertainment Capital of The World and Vegas took a humongous hit. Vegas is a hard place to thrive on a normal day, but COVID made a hundred percent harder for a huge percentage of the population.

I was around authentic dreamers and achievers. I thrive off of challenging projects and perspectives. I love to grow and forced to expand my knowledge and understanding. I was shriveling up and not growing.

Again, I could stay in the environment, so I plotted and planned my exit. When I got in my car to head north, a weight was lifted off my shoulders…I knew that I didn’t belong in Vegas.

I’m not calling the people rotten fruit, but I will say their mindset did not match mine.

I have seen throughout my life people I have known, become different due to the people that they expose themselves to. Sometimes, you have to step back and let them stay where they are and move on with love.

I’m home and the mindset is back to a comfortable place for me at home, at work and with my safe people. I feel like I can breathe, I feel peace, I feel respected and I feel loved.

I came to know myself well from my experience in Vegas and going into the new year, I will become a better version of myself.

I am very selective of the people and energy that I am around now. I will never compromise myself again. I learned to be alone and love my own company, so I will be selective of who I will expose myself to.

LadyFlava of LadyFlavaNews

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