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You hear me say this all the time. Community is the new currency. What does that actually mean though? It means, there is value in your community, aka the people you surround yourself with. The people who know you and the and people you know.

In today’s world this impacts us both personally and professionally, more than at any other time in history. Why? Because now our community doesn’t end at our front door. We used to go home and only be influenced by our immediate family members (and maybe the 5 o’clock news). Now, however, our community is connected to us 24 hours a day 7 days a week all because of social media. Most people wake up and reach for their phone (89% of Americans say they check their phones within the first 10 minutes of waking up) and guess what? Your community started influencing you before you even got out of bed. Most people also look at their phone right before going to sleep (95% of people use the phone for something just before going to bed) Your community now just influenced your dreams. Now if the people you are connected to in your community are sharing and talking about their goals, dreams, positive quotes, etc you will think the same. But if people in your community are posting about the latest political drama, constantly complaining, and sharing negative news stories, then guess what? You will start to see the world just as they do.