{"id":5641,"date":"2026-04-22T08:08:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T08:08:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/frankrechsteiner.de\/?p=5641"},"modified":"2026-04-22T08:09:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T08:09:34","slug":"who-you-spend-time-with-determines-who-you-become","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frankrechsteiner.de\/en\/who-you-spend-time-with-determines-who-you-become\/","title":{"rendered":"Who you spend time with determines who you become"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You go to work, meet people, have appointments. Everything seems normal. The new episode of <em>Men in Crisis<\/em> is about why this &#8220;normal life&#8221; is often more influenced by your environment than you realize.  <br\/><br\/>It&#8217;s not just about the people you surround yourself with, but also about what you consume on a daily basis. Conversations, opinions, media: all of this influences how you think, what decisions you make and how you evaluate your life. Many people allow too many voices to get too close to them and lose track of whose opinion is relevant at all.  <br\/><br\/>At the same time, we fill our time with commitments that we don&#8217;t actually want. Meetings, invitations or relationships that take more energy than they give. Often out of habit, fear of rejection or simply because it&#8217;s &#8220;the way we do it&#8221;. But that&#8217;s exactly why there&#8217;s a lack of space for yourself: Time to think clearly, set priorities and be aware of your own needs in the first place.   <br\/><br\/>A central idea of the episode is therefore differentiation: Who really belongs in your Inner Circle and who doesn&#8217;t? Because the clearer this boundary is, the easier it will be to make decisions and no longer allow yourself to be influenced by everything and everyone. <br\/><br\/>In the end, a simple but uncomfortable question remains: who and what are you spending your time with and is it really your conscious decision?<br\/><br\/>New episode <em>Men in crisis<\/em>: Why your environment determines your life more than you think and why clear boundaries are crucial to regain focus and clarity.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Listen with pleasure:<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: #071 Dein Umfeld entscheidet!\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/03DrUBIv8aekMYDj468Vqx?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Und bei Apple Podcasts:<br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/de\/podcast\/071-dein-umfeld-entscheidet\/id1761337825?i=1000763026839\">https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/de\/podcast\/071-dein-umfeld-entscheidet\/id1761337825?i=1000763026839<\/a><br\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You go to work, meet people, have appointments. 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