I believe alignment takes precedence over assignment.
What that means is WHO you do life with matters more than WHAT you do in life.
Let me explain.
If you are the sum of the people you surround yourself with and you surround yourself with complainers, whiners, and losers, you are only destined to become the same.
I grew up in violence and as a direct result of that, I became violent.
When I surrounded myself with winners only, I started to become a winner, too.
Not just in one area, but in all areas. Group (G4) breaks down into four equally important parts.
The first part is your family of choice. This is your spouse, kids, and other people you consider family (blood or not).
I don't have a relationship with my birth family. In order for me to focus on greatness, I had to cut ties with those who held me back.
Instead, I focus on date night weekly with my wife, day dates weekly with my sons, and weekly time spent with the people I care about the most.
Once I got serious about only letting those in my life who are on the same mission as I am, my life leveled up super fast.
I'm known to hang with pro athletes, millionaires, and pastors.
It hasn't always been that way, but I focused on being the best version of me so they would want to be with me instead of running away from me.
The second part is your friends.
I make sure I invest my time and even money into real friends. I go out of my way to invite them to dinner, fun times, and even vacation trips.
I want to be around people like me.
Real friends will stick by your side through thick and thin but will hold you to a higher standard because they care.
The last thing I want is friends who are agents of average who want to bring me down to their level instead of pulling me up to the higher level they operate on.
The third part is the people you work with.
After all, when you work with someone, they see you more than you see your family sometimes.
If we spend 8-10 hours a day at work, it's important to make sure the people we work with are on the same mission as we are.
Also, when you invest in those you work with and show them they matter, they work harder, respect your leadership, and start to level up at a faster than normal pace.
The fourth and final part of your group is your mentors.
These are the people who are levels ahead of you.
They offer to help you level up with them.
Humans are like thermostats.
If your thermostat is set at 70 naturally and you hang with people in the 60s, they will bring you down.
But if you are naturally a 70 and you get mentored by people who are 80s and 90s, they raise your internal thermostat by proxy and mentorship.
I've had mentors both paid and unpaid in my life since 2004.
Without the mentorship I've received over the years, I wouldn't be where I am today.
Matter of fact, that's what I do now. I mentor people just like you.
When you get with the right people at the right time and in the right place, the right things happen.