921 | How to Build a Better Circle (because the people in your life SHAPE your life)

The Rachel Hollis Podcast

Rachel Hollis

Relationships, Education, Society & Culture, Self-improvement, Personal Growth, Personal Development, How To, Health And Wellness

4.4 • 16.6K Ratings

🗓️ 29 December 2025

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Get your copy of Rachel's New Book Here: Audible, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Millon, Bookshop.org, or wherever books are sold! In this episode, Rachel Hollis delves into the importance of organically developing mentors and elevating one’s social circle to build a life that aligns with personal dreams and aspirations. She explores how to attract individuals who will positively impact your life, even when faced with financial or geographical limitations. 00:13 The Importance of Elevating Your Circle 00:41 Challenges in Elevating Your Circle 01:15 Welcome to the Show with Rachel Hollis 01:45 The Influence of Your Inner Circle 02:39 Personal Anecdotes and Examples 04:13 The Value of Community and Mentorship 05:59 The Impact of Surrounding Yourself with Success 06:25 A Personal Story of Transformation 09:27 The Power of Seeing What's Possible 13:36 Building a Supportive Circle 17:26 Identifying Your Goals and Vision 21:27 Identifying Your Circle 21:55 Understanding the Distance 22:56 Bringing Value to Relationships 25:01 The Importance of Preparation 30:08 Finding Like-Minded People 35:11 Learning from Mentors 38:24 Implementing Ideas into Action 40:31 Final Thoughts and Encouragement Sign up for Rachel’s weekly email: https://msrachelhollis.com/insider/ Call the podcast hotline and leave a voicemail! Call (737) 400-4626 Watch the podcast on YouTube: http://youtube.com/@MsRachelHollis Follow along on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/MsRachelHollis To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices.

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0:00.0	mentors are something that happen organically. I don't think that a mentor ever really comes to
0:05.9	fruition by you going to a stranger you don't know and asking them to mentor you. Maybe it works
0:10.9	out sometimes, but that's not my experience. The problem we're trying to solve for is how do we
0:16.1	elevate the level of our circle? That's number one. How do we elevate the circle in ways that will be
0:23.5	most impactful to the life that we want to build? Not the life our sister is building, not the life
0:28.3	I am building or that guy that you watch on TV, not those lives, but your life. How do we pull
0:34.3	people into your circle that will elevate your life? Okay, so that's the second thing
0:39.3	that we're trying to solve. And the third question, which I think is really important and people do
0:45.1	not talk about enough when they talk about this subject, is how do you elevate your circle when you
0:50.8	don't have money? How do you elevate your circle when you live in a small town?
0:55.4	How do you elevate your circle when everybody in your life is a past version of your life?
1:01.0	It's not where you want to go.
1:02.7	How do you elevate your life when you don't have easy access to the kind of people that would elevate your circle?
1:09.2	I have some ideas.
1:14.6	Okay. kind of people that would elevate your circle. I have some ideas. Hey guys, I'm Rachel Hollis, and this is the show where we talk about life, real life.
1:22.6	Around here, we cover everything, from habits and motivation to relationships parenting and what it looks like
1:30.6	to build a life that you love if you're trying to grow heal or just feel a little bit more like yourself
1:38.3	you're in the right place you are the combination of the five people you spend the most time with.
1:51.5	I need you to understand that the first time I heard that quote, the people that I spent
1:56.2	the most time with were two toddlers under the age of three.
2:04.8	I remember so distinctly hearing that and being like, whoa, that's crazy. And I don't even know if they still stand, but there were all of these
2:08.4	studies, too, that backed it up, like you tend to make the same amount of money as your five
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