The Proof is in the Pudding (or I guess in this case, the GPA)

Still need some more proof you will be the average of the five people you spend the most time with? Try this little exercise on for size, and I bet you will be astounded.

• Take out a piece of paper and write down the names of the five friends you spend the most time with who are students.

• Find out what their GPAs are and write them next to their names.

• Add up all of the GPAs, then divide that sum by five.

• The result? I bet that number is right around where your GPA is.
  

Go ahead, test it out. This equation works with a lot of other things too. The amount of money you make is probably about the average of the five people you spend the most time with. If the five people you hang out with the most don’t take school seriously, you probably won’t take school seriously. If the five people you hang around with the most are on the dean’s list, you are probably on the dean’s list. If the five people you hang around with work out regularly, you probably work out regularly.

Your goal is to find the people on the wavelength you want to be on. You have to be true to yourself. If you are a vegan, it will be hard for you to hang with a bunch of hunters. Because eventually you would have to go out and shoot Bambi! How would you feel about yourself at that point?

Arel Moodie is widely known as America's Top Young Speaker. He has spoken to over 65,000 students in 39 states and 2 countries on the topics of student success, student leadership and student entrepreneurship. He is a leading authority on helping students of this generation succeed in school and in life. He is also the best selling author of the book Your Starting Point For Student Success. To find out more about Arel's book, go to www.startingpointbook.com. To find out more about Arel's speaking please go to www.arelmoodie.com.