Week 7: The strength of those around us

One of my favorite books says that you are the sum of the 5 people that you spend the most time with. One of the things that we watched for class this week reminded me of this idea and its truthfulness when they said to "“Surround yourself with the brightest and smartest people that have the same value and core system so you can work together in a team and create amazing things.” In the last job I had and the one I hold currently I realized that I have not been very happy and it is because many of the people around me do not share the same core values and beliefs that I do. I had never quite realized what an impact that could and would have on my happiness. I am spending the next 2 weeks away from work and I am going to be seriously considering what this means to me and what I am going to do moving forward to surround myself with people and associates that do have my same core values and beliefs. It has been very tiring to constantly have to remind myself of who I am and what matters to me in the face of those that do not value those same things. This needs to change in my life as soon as possible.


$100 Challenge Update: Although there was no technical assignment for the $100 challenge this week I was able to accomplish a few things that I found helpful. I was first able to talk to all of my family members and friends that have had my pies and ask them what their favorite pies were and I was able to narrow down people's favorites to the following: Apple Pie, Strawberry Rhubarb, Banana Cream, Key Lime and fresh raspberry. I may add a few more into the rotation but I believe that these will be the 5 pies that I decide to do with, it helps that most of those are my favorites as well.