"Associate more with people who you'd like to be like and less with people who you wouldn't like to be like" This. I always tell exactly this to my friends who

"Associate more with people who you'd like to be like and less with people who you wouldn't like to be like" This. I always tell exactly this to my friends who come to me for advice related to career. You want to be a successful manager/executive ? Try and associate with those. You don't want to be a loser in life ? Stop associating with ppl who always think so about themselves. Overall, associate with people who you think are better than you in the context of things that you wish to achieve.