Separate Yourself To Get the Best Out Yourself
Jan 26, 2026 3:01 pm
WE MUST SEPARATE OURSELVES TO GET THE BEST OUT OURSELVES
We must separate ourselves to bring out the best in ourselves. And you might think, Gene, what do you mean by separate? I mean distancing yourself from toxic individuals who don’t share the direction you want to take in your life.
If you want to be successful and live your dreams, but you’re surrounded by people who lack those same desires, they won’t help you move forward. Instead, they’ll hold you back. So, you must separate yourself to get the best out of yourself.
The other day, I was taking one of my evening walks when I ran into a guy I hadn’t seen in a long time. He walked up to me and said, “Gene, man, how are you doing? I want to talk to you for a bit.”
We were having a conversation, and he said, “Gene, you know what? One day, I want to own my apartment complex. I want to be a real estate agent. I want to have wealth. I want to have my own home.” He was telling me about the great life he wanted for himself.
Then he said, “Let me ask you a real question, man, because I know you have experience with this. I have friends around me who I know aren’t the best for me, but I have an emotional connection to them. It’s hard for me to separate myself from these individuals. You see, the other day, man, I just got out of jail because I was riding in the car with them. One of them had some drugs in the car—I didn’t know about it.” “Oh, wow”, I responded.
He continued, “I ended up taking the fall because I was the only one who didn’t have a record. Now, when I was sitting in that jail, none of them came to bail me out. I had to use some money in my account and give someone access so they could bail me out. Now I have these court dates coming up. I’ve got to spend all this money, and it’s just such a headache. What do you think I need to do in this situation?“
I said, “You’ve got to cut them off. But I’ll tell you how to do it because I don’t want to put you in a situation where you’re trying to separate yourself but still have an emotional connection, which will lead you right back to them.”
He responded, “Ok.” So I said, “This is what you have to do, man.” First, I asked him a question: “You told me you want to be a real estate agent. You said you want to build wealth and own your own home. In other words, that’s the best you want for yourself, right?”
“Yeah,” he responded. Then I asked, “The friends you’re talking about—are you willing to sacrifice your desire to get the best for yourself for them?” And he said, “Absolutely not.”
I said, “If that is true, talk to those friends about personal growth and doing something positive to see if they are interested.
Spend most of your time with those who are genuinely interested in improving their lives and willing to take action in the direction you want to go. Separate yourself from those who don’t want to move in a positive direction.”
Just like my friend, if you want to get the best out of yourself, separate yourself from those who do not want the best for their own lives because you are the one who has to bring your dream to reality. So separate yourself because You Are WORTHY TO BE GREAT!
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