Guard Your Mind

Negativity is like a disease with a high susceptibility rate. People who surround themselves with it will inherently be affected by it, just as a person who is in the company of the ill will themselves become ill. A very strong minded person could potentially withstand negative thought for a time, but even the strongest cannot resist forever. Negativity is also very common and generally comes from those we are most close with. It is for this reason, that everyone must make themselves aware of their environment and if there need be a change, they should make it hastily.

I will close with a quote from Napoleon Hill:

Without doubt, the most common weakness of all human beings is the habit of leaving their minds open to the negative influence of other people. This weakness is all the more damaging, because most people do not recognize that they are cursed by it, and many who acknowledge it, neglect or refuse to correct the evil until it becomes an uncontrolled part of their daily habits.