I think the very best thing you can do is observe what makes you stronger and what makes you weaker.
Frederick LenzMake lists. Write down the things that give you power. Write down the things that take your power away also. Make lists of people close to you. Are you associations raising you to a higher level of attention?
Frederick LenzMeditation will do you a disservice. It will confuse you more than clarify you. It will bring tremendous impurity in you - if you are allowing your mind to wander during the empowered experience.
Frederick LenzThere is a time you can't turn it back. When a person is very destructive, when they hate you tremendously, you have to disassociate with them.
Frederick Lenz