5 Things You Need to Cut Out of Your Life That Are Preventing You From Fast Progress

“Remember: we all get what we tolerate. So stop tolerating excuses within yourself, limiting beliefs of the past, half-assed, or fearful states.” -Tony Robbins

There are certain things that will always slow you down and prevent you from making fast progress.

Most people tolerate a certain level of mediocrity in their lives — negative-minded friends, excessive social media, unable to be productive without caffeine (have definitely been there!).

But here are the 5 things you must cut out of your life that are preventing you from making fast progress towards your goals:

1. Your Negative Friends

“You can’t hang around negative people and expect a positive result.” -Darren Hardy

I’ve had to make some hard choices about my friendships to get where I am today.

For instance: I decided to stop hanging out with my best friend from my office job because he was so negative. All he’d want to do was go out to lunch, have a few beers, and criticize our boss, company, and coworkers.

For a while, I just played along. But I realized how empty and cold and sad I felt all the time. My coworkers or boss didn’t really like him because of his attitude, and I made the hard choice: stop hanging out with him as much.