Secrets to Choosing Friends

For your long-term success, you must choose the right friends. Here are some secrets to doing so.

Choose friends with similar values. While diversity is great in many ways, when it comes to your general values and beliefs, it’s best to keep friendships with like-minded people. 【小题1】. However, choosing friends that hold similar values to yours will keep you from being negatively influenced by those that don’t support your values.

Choose friends with common goals. I like to call these your purpose partners.【小题2】, particularly as an entrepreneur, you can push each other. You can work on your goals together and encourage each other in reaching them.

【小题3】. We all have our strengths and weaknesses-you know what yours are. With the right friends, you can draw support from the talents, skills and abilities of those that are expert in areas that you don’t.

Choose friends that encourage you.【小题4】. It’s usually the people that are positive that we naturally want to be around. Which category do your friends fall into? What do your conversations with them sound like? The best types of friends will be there to offer a listening ear and help you put a positive spin on any situation.

Choose friends that share the same interests. Friends with similar interests simply make life more fun. You can enjoy outings and activities together. Whether it’s sports, music, performing arts or food, when you share interests, you can get out and do things together. 【小题5】.