You are a product of your environment - period. The end.

You are a product of your environment. So choose the environment
that will best develop you toward your objective. Analyz your life in
terms of its environment. Are the things around you helping your
toward success - or are they holding you back? 

- W. Clement Stone

Are we products of our environment? Yes. It is a profound law and if we don't like the product, then we change the environment.

John C. Maxwell, in his book, "The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth," tells the reader that in order to change to..............

Assess your personal-growth needs in the three main areas (pages 99-100) -

1. The right soil to grow in: What nurishes me? Growth

2. The right air to breath in: What keeps me alive? Purpose

3. The right climate to live in: What sustains me? People

Are you changing? Yes. Are you changing purposefully? Zig Ziglar was the first I heard say "you'll be the same 5 years from today, as you are today, except for what you listen to, what you read and who you associate with."

Change your environment and grow.

To that end....