are your friends holding you back?

I never had a good support group.

When I started my self-improvement journey,

I was hiding my books in my closet so that my friends didn’t make fun of me.

But quietly,

And behind the scenes,

I was obsessed.

I remember one time I was reading and my friend barged into my room unexpectedly.

Luckily I was only reading at the time…

“What the hell man you read? That’s crazy. I never would have expected that.” My friend said.

“Yeah… I reading is sick man.” I blurted out trying to sound convincing.

“Yeah, whatever dude. We got some girls coming over tonight you want to hit the liquor store before they get here?” He asked.

“Of course, let’s get it.” I replied.

I tossed the book in the corner of the room and we headed towards the liquor store.

The reason why I told this story is because I know how difficult it can be to explain to your friends that you want to get better.

It's like they take it as a personal jab at their self-worth.

It took me a long time to slowly phase these people out of my life,

But it didn’t have to take that long.

Part of my problem is I loved to party and my identity was too wrapped up in the “Rockstar” lifestyle.

I admired the wrong people.

That’s why we are starting The 1% Book Club.

If I had someone that was just as into books as I was I would have 100x’d my growth.

Plus it would have been so much more fun.

They say when you talk about what you are learning it sticks in your head more.

And makes you more likely to take action.

Look out for updates in the group for the exact dates of release.

And don’t let your environment hold you back.

-Luka Grey

P.S. Here's a link to an awesome video I found on YouTube the other day. If you have 20 minutes to spare, (less if you watch at 2x speed) I guarantee you won’t regret it. Bonus points if you watch it more than once this upcoming week. Repetition is the key to mastery!