Two of my favorites.

“You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.”

-Jim Rohn

"Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people."
-Elanor Roosevelt 

Think about those for a bit.  These are quotes that I really buy into and live by.  The first one couldn't be more true, the next one really makes you think about the things you say, and they both make you think about the people you spend your time with.  

What is it that you aspire to be?  Do the people in your life have the traits and habits you want to have?  

Do you, or the people you choose to be around spend your time gossiping?  Is Facebook your go-to every time you have a spare 10 minutes to look at your phone?  We're all guilty of it in some capacity, but these are definitely traits of small minds.

Does the quality of the conversation peak at the discussion of recent weather events, or what happened on last nights TV show.  "Sure has been rainy."  Wow, how enlightening.  I realize it's something everyone brings up once or twice if its significant enough, but again, is it the peak of your discussion?  

Or you do and the people in your life talk about ideas, challenges, opportunities, new concepts, challenging the status quo? Problems, solutions, debates, etc. 

Anyways that's my .02 for the morning.