Many people , at some point in their lives , hangout with people who become bad influences. When people surround themselves with bad people it often leads to bad choices. For example when someone hangs out with people who are doing drugs the chance of that person being influenced to start doing drugs increases. This type of behavior can ruin a persons life. These are the type of people to steer clear of. When someone surrounds themselves with good people this often leads to good choices. For example when someone hangs out with people who are responsible and do good things for other people the chances of that person being influenced to make these positive choices are increased. This type of behavior can create a good life for someone. These people are who someone should surround themselves with. You can either choose to surround yourself with bad influential people or good influential people, the choice is yours.