An environment is anything that surrounds you. It is not only your living quarters, your office or your car; but can include your belief system, relationships, networks, your body, natural gifting, values, energy, and feelings.

Have you ever had a friend who was the most amazing person and who loved you completely? Who encouraged you constantly to reach for your best destiny and didn't give up on you? Some are very blessed to say they do have such a friend. This relationship offered a positive environment for you to learn and grow.

Now let's look at the inverse. Unfortunately, I think this is a more common experience: we may have a friend who treats us well enough but as soon as we start to succeed, they slowly sabotage us. They sneak in criticisms or outright insults. It can be shocking because those who you think would support you, end up abandoning you.

Music is a wonderful environment. There is music that is raw and vulgar and music that is uplifting. There may be times when listening to a rocker scream her heart out is good therapy but to constantly partake of such musical fare would not advance your dreams.

Another environment is the media. I stopped buying most women's magazines years ago because I didn't care for the messages. I believe a woman's beauty is defined by who she is and her inner strength; not by how many pounds she lost in six months or if she's able to have amazing sex with her husband/boyfriend.

And the older I get, the more annoyed I am with the expectation that a woman has to look twenty-one years old forever. However, as the