Your income is usually a reflection of the people you spend the most time with.
I know this statement will offend some people.
But after spending almost 40 years watching people succeed and fail, I have come to one conclusion:
Your friends matter more than your skills.
Not because skills are useless.
Not because hard work is useless.
But because opportunities travel through people.
And people tend to become like the people around them.
My Life Changed When I Changed My Friends
I was not born with special talents.
But one thing changed my life.
I changed my network.
I started spending time with different people.
People who thought differently.
People who dreamed bigger.
People who solved problems.
People who lived in different countries.
People who knew things I didn’t know.
And slowly, without even realizing it, I changed.
My income changed.
My thinking changed.
My confidence changed.
My life changed.
That is why, twenty years ago, one of my first public videos on the internet was about networking.
More than ten years ago, I wrote a book called Ad Me.
The entire book was about one thing:
Your network determines your net worth.
And after all these years, I believe it more than ever.
Show Me Your Five Closest Friends, And I’ll Predict Your Future.
If your five closest friends complain all day, eventually you’ll complain too.
If your five closest friends blame politicians for everything, eventually you’ll do the same.
If your five closest friends are lazy, negativity will slowly infect you.
If your five closest friends think becoming successful is impossible, eventually you will believe that too.
Human beings are contagious.
Dreams are contagious.
Fear is contagious.
Poverty is contagious.
Success is contagious too.
The Biggest Mistake Poor People Make
They keep changing jobs.
But they don’t change friends.
They change cities.
But not conversations.
They change companies.
But not environments.
They change phones.
But not mindsets.
And then they wonder why nothing changes.
AI Has Made Knowledge Cheap
For hundreds of years, knowledge was expensive.
Today?
You have AI.
You can learn programming.
Marketing.
Sales.
English.
Business.
Graphic design.
Almost anything.
Information has become free.
But trust is not free.
Relationships are not free.
Reputation is not free.
Opportunities are not free.
And all of these travel through people.
Not through Google.
Not through certificates.
Not through degrees.
Through people.
Want To Earn 2 Crore A Year?
Then stop spending all your time with people earning 20,000 rupees a month.
This may sound harsh.
But it is reality.
You become what you surround yourself with.
If you want to think globally, you need global friends.
Americans.
Singaporeans.
Swedes.
Malaysians.
Japanese.
Nigerians.
Brazilians.
People from different religions.
Different races.
Different cultures.
Different industries.
Become a student of humanity.
Become a global citizen.
“But Why Would They Become Friends With Me?”
My question is:
Why wouldn’t they?
Human beings are curious.
People everywhere like good people.
People everywhere appreciate honesty.
People everywhere appreciate kindness.
But first, they must trust you.
And trust begins with authenticity.
Not with a butterfly profile picture.
Not with a gun picture.
Not with a locked profile.
Show your face.
Smile.
Tell people what you do.
Show your interests.
Be human.
Trust is the currency of the internet.
Need Money Immediately?
Go spend a week with a fruit seller.
A vegetable seller.
A bun kebab seller.
A samosa seller.
You will feel embarrassed.
Wonderful.
Embarrassment is growth.
The first skill of success is learning to survive embarrassment.
The second skill is learning to sell.
Because your greatest assets are not your degrees.
Not your certificates.
Not your laptop.
Your greatest assets are:
Your smile.
Your voice.
Your ears.
Your eyes.
Your honesty.
Your energy.
Your trustworthiness.
These assets existed before computers.
And they will still exist 100 years from now.
I Believe Poverty Is Often A Relationship Problem.
Not always.
But often.
Because opportunities depend on who you know.
Ideas depend on who you know.
Confidence depends on who you know.
Hope depends on who you know.
And the future you imagine depends upon the conversations you have every day.
So if your life is not changing…
Maybe you don’t need another course.
Maybe you don’t need another certificate.
Maybe you don’t need another job.
Maybe…
You need new friends.
Because changing my friends changed my life.
And perhaps…
It might change yours too.
If you want to become rich, stop changing jobs. Change your friends.
— Rehan Allahwala
I know this statement will offend some people.
But after spending almost 40 years watching people succeed and fail, I have come to one conclusion:
Your friends matter more than your skills.
Not because skills are useless.
Not because hard work is useless.
But because opportunities travel through people.
And people tend to become like the people around them.
My Life Changed When I Changed My Friends
I was not born with special talents.
But one thing changed my life.
I changed my network.
I started spending time with different people.
People who thought differently.
People who dreamed bigger.
People who solved problems.
People who lived in different countries.
People who knew things I didn’t know.
And slowly, without even realizing it, I changed.
My income changed.
My thinking changed.
My confidence changed.
My life changed.
That is why, twenty years ago, one of my first public videos on the internet was about networking.
More than ten years ago, I wrote a book called Ad Me.
The entire book was about one thing:
Your network determines your net worth.
And after all these years, I believe it more than ever.
Show Me Your Five Closest Friends, And I’ll Predict Your Future.
If your five closest friends complain all day, eventually you’ll complain too.
If your five closest friends blame politicians for everything, eventually you’ll do the same.
If your five closest friends are lazy, negativity will slowly infect you.
If your five closest friends think becoming successful is impossible, eventually you will believe that too.
Human beings are contagious.
Dreams are contagious.
Fear is contagious.
Poverty is contagious.
Success is contagious too.
The Biggest Mistake Poor People Make
They keep changing jobs.
But they don’t change friends.
They change cities.
But not conversations.
They change companies.
But not environments.
They change phones.
But not mindsets.
And then they wonder why nothing changes.
AI Has Made Knowledge Cheap
For hundreds of years, knowledge was expensive.
Today?
You have AI.
You can learn programming.
Marketing.
Sales.
English.
Business.
Graphic design.
Almost anything.
Information has become free.
But trust is not free.
Relationships are not free.
Reputation is not free.
Opportunities are not free.
And all of these travel through people.
Not through Google.
Not through certificates.
Not through degrees.
Through people.
Want To Earn 2 Crore A Year?
Then stop spending all your time with people earning 20,000 rupees a month.
This may sound harsh.
But it is reality.
You become what you surround yourself with.
If you want to think globally, you need global friends.
Americans.
Singaporeans.
Swedes.
Malaysians.
Japanese.
Nigerians.
Brazilians.
People from different religions.
Different races.
Different cultures.
Different industries.
Become a student of humanity.
Become a global citizen.
“But Why Would They Become Friends With Me?”
My question is:
Why wouldn’t they?
Human beings are curious.
People everywhere like good people.
People everywhere appreciate honesty.
People everywhere appreciate kindness.
But first, they must trust you.
And trust begins with authenticity.
Not with a butterfly profile picture.
Not with a gun picture.
Not with a locked profile.
Show your face.
Smile.
Tell people what you do.
Show your interests.
Be human.
Trust is the currency of the internet.
Need Money Immediately?
Go spend a week with a fruit seller.
A vegetable seller.
A bun kebab seller.
A samosa seller.
You will feel embarrassed.
Wonderful.
Embarrassment is growth.
The first skill of success is learning to survive embarrassment.
The second skill is learning to sell.
Because your greatest assets are not your degrees.
Not your certificates.
Not your laptop.
Your greatest assets are:
Your smile.
Your voice.
Your ears.
Your eyes.
Your honesty.
Your energy.
Your trustworthiness.
These assets existed before computers.
And they will still exist 100 years from now.
I Believe Poverty Is Often A Relationship Problem.
Not always.
But often.
Because opportunities depend on who you know.
Ideas depend on who you know.
Confidence depends on who you know.
Hope depends on who you know.
And the future you imagine depends upon the conversations you have every day.
So if your life is not changing…
Maybe you don’t need another course.
Maybe you don’t need another certificate.
Maybe you don’t need another job.
Maybe…
You need new friends.
Because changing my friends changed my life.
And perhaps…
It might change yours too.
If you want to become rich, stop changing jobs. Change your friends.
— Rehan Allahwala
Your income is usually a reflection of the people you spend the most time with.
I know this statement will offend some people.
But after spending almost 40 years watching people succeed and fail, I have come to one conclusion:
Your friends matter more than your skills.
Not because skills are useless.
Not because hard work is useless.
But because opportunities travel through people.
And people tend to become like the people around them.
My Life Changed When I Changed My Friends
I was not born with special talents.
But one thing changed my life.
I changed my network.
I started spending time with different people.
People who thought differently.
People who dreamed bigger.
People who solved problems.
People who lived in different countries.
People who knew things I didn’t know.
And slowly, without even realizing it, I changed.
My income changed.
My thinking changed.
My confidence changed.
My life changed.
That is why, twenty years ago, one of my first public videos on the internet was about networking.
More than ten years ago, I wrote a book called Ad Me.
The entire book was about one thing:
Your network determines your net worth.
And after all these years, I believe it more than ever.
Show Me Your Five Closest Friends, And I’ll Predict Your Future.
If your five closest friends complain all day, eventually you’ll complain too.
If your five closest friends blame politicians for everything, eventually you’ll do the same.
If your five closest friends are lazy, negativity will slowly infect you.
If your five closest friends think becoming successful is impossible, eventually you will believe that too.
Human beings are contagious.
Dreams are contagious.
Fear is contagious.
Poverty is contagious.
Success is contagious too.
The Biggest Mistake Poor People Make
They keep changing jobs.
But they don’t change friends.
They change cities.
But not conversations.
They change companies.
But not environments.
They change phones.
But not mindsets.
And then they wonder why nothing changes.
AI Has Made Knowledge Cheap
For hundreds of years, knowledge was expensive.
Today?
You have AI.
You can learn programming.
Marketing.
Sales.
English.
Business.
Graphic design.
Almost anything.
Information has become free.
But trust is not free.
Relationships are not free.
Reputation is not free.
Opportunities are not free.
And all of these travel through people.
Not through Google.
Not through certificates.
Not through degrees.
Through people.
Want To Earn 2 Crore A Year?
Then stop spending all your time with people earning 20,000 rupees a month.
This may sound harsh.
But it is reality.
You become what you surround yourself with.
If you want to think globally, you need global friends.
Americans.
Singaporeans.
Swedes.
Malaysians.
Japanese.
Nigerians.
Brazilians.
People from different religions.
Different races.
Different cultures.
Different industries.
Become a student of humanity.
Become a global citizen.
“But Why Would They Become Friends With Me?”
My question is:
Why wouldn’t they?
Human beings are curious.
People everywhere like good people.
People everywhere appreciate honesty.
People everywhere appreciate kindness.
But first, they must trust you.
And trust begins with authenticity.
Not with a butterfly profile picture.
Not with a gun picture.
Not with a locked profile.
Show your face.
Smile.
Tell people what you do.
Show your interests.
Be human.
Trust is the currency of the internet.
Need Money Immediately?
Go spend a week with a fruit seller.
A vegetable seller.
A bun kebab seller.
A samosa seller.
You will feel embarrassed.
Wonderful.
Embarrassment is growth.
The first skill of success is learning to survive embarrassment.
The second skill is learning to sell.
Because your greatest assets are not your degrees.
Not your certificates.
Not your laptop.
Your greatest assets are:
Your smile.
Your voice.
Your ears.
Your eyes.
Your honesty.
Your energy.
Your trustworthiness.
These assets existed before computers.
And they will still exist 100 years from now.
I Believe Poverty Is Often A Relationship Problem.
Not always.
But often.
Because opportunities depend on who you know.
Ideas depend on who you know.
Confidence depends on who you know.
Hope depends on who you know.
And the future you imagine depends upon the conversations you have every day.
So if your life is not changing…
Maybe you don’t need another course.
Maybe you don’t need another certificate.
Maybe you don’t need another job.
Maybe…
You need new friends.
Because changing my friends changed my life.
And perhaps…
It might change yours too.
If you want to become rich, stop changing jobs. Change your friends.
— Rehan Allahwala
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