The current level that you are is a product of the people who you soround your self with because associations matters a lot, in our biology we where taught about different associations that exist in nature which includes symbiosis, mutuality and parasitism etc are different types of associations that organisms in nature undergo for them to survive
It's also true for we as humans being because we should be always be careful of the association that we find ourselves self because any association that is not impacting into you should be stopped because I am of the view that in this year that we have found ourselves if we are to make serious progress economically and others wise then take a careful evaluation of those around you and make changes if necessary
I think it is not so easy to give up associations and patterns of thinking that are laid down in the family at an early age. Also, much of the thinking is laid down in the information that people find in adolescence, such as studies, music, films and opinions of important people. And of course, the opinion of friends, the environment in which the individual comes from high school, greatly influences. For example, if someone studies in a class with excellent students, then he himself will open up among them. I know many such examples from life.