One of my favorite quotes lately is this:

“Sometimes, when we decide to live a healthier life, we must leave behind friends who are not traveling the same path.”

– by Unknown

And i post this on occasion because I think its very true. If you hang around people that are not into healthy living, it makes it that much harder for you to be on this journey.

When I posted it yesterday, a friend of mine shared a saying she has heard —

If you hang around the barber shop, you get a haircut.

So keep those quotes in mind when you are thinking about making a change in your life – whether it’s fitness related or not –  — you need to be around people who lift you up, focus on the important, and who strive to live their best lives.

By living your best life, you attract others who are striving to make things better. The kind of people worth knowing — the kind of people who never fail to inspire you – the kind of people you need to be around when you are making changes.

Many of us look to the new year as a time to renew, recharge and refresh ourselves. It’s a time to reinvent – so surround yourself with the type of people you want to be like —