Be the person you’d want to run into

We all know what it’s like to run into someone who brings a kind of energy that lifts us up:

It’s usually some combination of what they say and how they say it, their body language, and the mindset they evoke.

A useful mental model is simply to aspire to be the kind of person that you would be excited to run into.

What would their attitude be like? How would they respond to a tough challenge like the one you’re facing? How would they support you?

In thinking through these things and how to invoke them within yourself, you end up becoming this person.

You lift yourself up in this process as well as the people around you.