08/29/25 - Wakie Wakie 4:44

Welcome to Your 444 Newsletter!

Where environments, inputs, and escape velocity collide.

Today’s topic?

Your circle is programming you, whether you realize it or not.

Old environments lock you into old results.
Same habits.
Same talk.
Same ceilings.

If you want escape velocity, you need to change the room.

Put yourself around people who make your excuses feel small.
Around people who talk about solutions, not gossip.
Around people who live at the standard you’re trying to reach.

Because inputs always determine outcomes.
Your brain is on a diet, what you feed it becomes your reality.

4 Thoughts to Reflect On

1. Your environment sets your ceiling.
   If everyone around you is comfortable where they are, odds are you will be too.

2. Inputs become outputs.
   The conversations, content, and people you surround yourself with show up in your results.

3. Excuses grow in small circles.
   When everyone accepts mediocrity, excuses start to sound like truth.

4. Proximity accelerates growth.
   Get around people who are already where you want to be. Their standards will force yours higher.

4 Lessons I’ve Learned

1. Your circle multiplies or minimizes you.
   The wrong people drain you. The right ones push you.

2. Environments are stronger than willpower.
   You can’t out-discipline a toxic room. Change the room, change the result.

3. Isolation slows progress.
   You’ll always move faster with people who’ve solved what you’re facing.

4. Growth requires pruning.
   It’s not just about who you add, it’s also about who you spend less time with.

4 Challenges for You This Week

1. Write down 3 people you need to spend less time with this month.
   Not because you don’t care about them, but because you care more about your growth.

2. Audit your top 5 relationships.
   Are they lifting you higher, or keeping you where you are?

3. Replace one low-value input with a high-value one.
   Swap gossip for a podcast. Swap excuses for a call with someone leveling up.

4. Read the blog.
   Inside, I’ll break down exactly how to protect your inputs and create escape velocity.

Your circle is your future.
Choose it wisely.

Mark Evans DM