PERSONAL NETWORK IMPACT

• Based on a study done by a social psychologist from of Harvard, "[the people you habitually associate with] determine as much as 95 percent of your success or failure in life.”
• People with a circle of friends who have positive dispositions have a 6% tendency to be happy as well.
• The personality of a person is the average of all the people in his or her environment.
• Based on a research work from Northwestern University, working within 25 feet of an achiever can increase the chances of an employee to attain success by 15%.

• Based on a story from Phil Janecic, Founder of the Mind of Steel, he met a person who helped him achieve success.
• They have some differences in opinion and personality clashes.
• They also attempt different adventures and mingle with diverse social networks.
• However, at the end of the day, they both gain new ideas and perspective from diverse sources.
• They were able to achieve success in life because they both aimed for more lofty goals and "learned from each other."