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What are those in your inner circle right now pressuring you to do?
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Peer pressure works both ways: down… and up.
Your circle determines your direction.
Surround yourself with men who pressure you into excellence.
If you want to rise, upgrade your environment — and you’ll rise naturally.
Question: Who do you spend the most time with?
While spending time with your significant other or children has profound influence on a man, I find that I am typically expected to be the influencer in those arenas. Beyond that, who do you spend the most time with? In which arenas are you on the receiving end of influence?
Does your answer reflect the direction you want to be going?
Last week I was in northern Utah for a steel facility tour. Afterward, a few guys wanted to grab dinner. I told them:
“I’m in… as long as we cold plunge after.” 😄
And guess what? Five guys walked straight into Utah Lake that night. Mind you — there were only 7 or 8 of us at dinner.
So the majority of the group went from steak to sub-zero on the same night. (Check it out)
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Peer Pressure (But the Good Kind)
We talk a LOT about negative peer pressure when we’re young:
❌ “Johnny dared me to…”
❌ “The cool kids were doing it…”
❌ “I didn’t want to be left out so…”
But we rarely talked about the other peer pressure:
✔ Peer pressure often helps me show up for service projects.
✔ It helps some young men decide to serve missions.
✔ It's why you hit a PR in the gym when your buddy is watching.
✔ It's why four grown men will step into freezing Utah Lake in the dark.
Peer pressure works in both directions.
❓ Who Are You Surrounding Yourself With?
Your environment is still shaping you — silently and powerfully.
When you were younger, your parents worried their good kids would get pulled down by bad influences…
But as a grown man?
You should be concerned with whether the people around you are pulling you up… or not.
In this Brotherhood, I’ve absolutely felt that pull upward.
💡 So Was the Cold Plunge Good Peer Pressure or Bad?
Honestly? It depends:
If you value men who do hard things → Good peer pressure.
If you value fitness and discipline → Good peer pressure.
If you value rule-following above all else… okay maybe that night was questionable peer pressure. 😂
In Short: I want to be around men who pressure me into excellence, not ease.
My best performances often happen because I’m surrounded by men who demand more from themselves — and by extension, more from me.
That is the power of positive peer pressure.
⬆️Divine Peer Pressure:
In all of this talk about positive peer pressure and mentorship, don't forget your
connection with the Ultimate Mentor. As we spend time each day with the
Godhead, they will prompt us to heights that only divine influence could invite. For
"that which doth not edify, is not of God..." D&C 50:23
This Week’s Challenge ⚔️
Ask yourself: “Are the people around me pulling me up… or holding me back?”
Then take one step to upgrade your circle:
Invite a brother to train with you.
Ask someone further ahead to mentor you.
Join a call, event, or group hangout you’ve been avoiding.
Surround yourself with men who pressure you into greatness — and you won’t have to try to level up…
you’ll get swept upward with them.
Justin & Jared
The F5 Brotherhood
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