Have you noticed that, sometimes, the people closest to you can be the ones who are also sometimes inadvertently negative too? You know those times, when they offer unhelpful or unsolicited advice when you just don’t need to hear it. It happens to every entrepreneur at some point on the journey. But there comes a time when you need to be surrounded by people who can really empathize with what you are going through. Importantly, people who can bring some positivity into your life to counterbalance the challenges. You need mentors not naysayers; coaches not detractors; cheerleaders not pessimists. Bringing positive people into your life can help you stay the course when things get tough, whereas negative people make you doubt yourself and the choices you have made. So as difficult a decision it is to make, stepping back from the negative people on your entrepreneurial journey will not only benefit you from an emotional perspective, but your business will ultimately benefit too.