Your vibe attracts your tribe.

The atmosphere you project brings around the people you'll surround yourself with. Let that sink in. YOU attract the people you hang out with.

My freshman year of college I attracted some of the wrong people. I was a smart student in high school. I studied on Friday nights. I was never wild and crazy. I obeyed my parents and set a good example for my young cousins. But I surrounded myself with the right kind of people. My vibe was confident and responsible. Freshman year was full of firsts. I was insecure, out of my comfort zone and tried to be friends with everyone. This led me to follow the party crowd. Neglect my studies and my health. My vibe was no longer confident and responsible, but rather disrespectful and drunk.

Second semester I wormed my way out of the group, did better in my classes and worked harder at my job. The vibe I projected quickly became sunshine and rainbows again. I began to attract new friends. Friends who liked studying on the weekends, would rather spend a night in with a pint of ice cream and knew how to have fun, belly laughter and late nights without alcohol.

I found the right people when I projected a vibe that attracted the kind of people I wanted to surround myself with. You can choose your friends. That's the whole point. But sometimes you choose them indirectly with a bad attitude, a bad vibe.

This is my encouragement to be conscious of your vibe. A bad attitude can attract the wrong kind of people. In order to attract the kind of people you need to be around, YOU need to have a vibe worth being around. No one wants to hang out with someone who has a crappy attitude. My mom always says there's a fine line between being sassy and just an asshole. This line could determine the vibes you create and then attract the wrong people.

I'm not saying that the people you hang out with are bad people. Your vibes can also positively affect the people around you. When you're in a bad mood, other people reflect it. Your vibes are pushed on to the people who hang out with you. When you put out good vibes, positive energy and actively try to be better, those around you do it to.

Next time you catch yourself in a foul mood, or not being yourself remember that your vibes in fact attract your tribe. Your tribe should be full of people who support you, love you and want to do life with you. YOU are in charge of your attitude and YOU alone are in charge of who you choose to hang out with. No one can make you do something you don't want to do. So be positive, it makes more of a difference than you think.