Are Your Friends Really Your “Friends?”
By: Boss Up
Tags: Success, Team, Confidence, Friendship

Most of our friends tend to be accidental. Think about it. Where did you meet your best friend? As children, we find friends on playgrounds or at school. As adults, we find friends and as many places as we go. Of course, not every friend is created equal. Some friends become very close and are the most significant influences in our lives. Others, though, only seem to hold us back.

Think for a moment what it would be like if the friends you made were intentional. What if you went looking for a certain kind of friend? How could this make you more successful?

Our friends have a more substantial influence over us than we could realize. A purposeful friend will guide us, encourage us, and eventually even help us to reach heights we could never attain otherwise.

So, who are you looking for? Seek out these four qualities in your friends, and you will have everything you need for success.

Compassion

How do your friends treat the people around them? The best sort of person to have within your social circle has a great deal of empathy. They treat people well and with grace and integrity in their interactions. These are people who are naturally kind and generous and want to give of their time. As a friend, you can count on someone who is compassionate to always be there for you.

Humor

With so much in the world, which seems dire; having someone you can laugh with is crucial. People with a strong sense of humor know how to have fun and will help you to smile even when you don’t feel like it. With this individual, failure becomes something to be laughed off and learned from and not something which holds you back.

Unique

When you find someone who is comfortable in their skin, keep them close to you. The person who is unique embraces individuality, creativity, and is never anything less than themselves, with no apologies. This person will encourage you to be the same.

Positivity

No matter what, you need positive people in your life. These are the people who can celebrate success, want to hear all the good news, and will forever keep a bright attitude and positive spirit, no matter what. The person who is positive might be an optimist but doesn’t see their good attitude as an outgrowth of turning a blind eye to trouble. They’re the ones who see the clouds but can always find the silver lining.

You might not find all traits in one person. This is fine and even expected. The point is to make sure you have a balance of positive traits in your social circle, as this is what will help to keep you balanced on the road to success.

4 Types of People to Surround Yourself with for Success

Connections. You know you need them. You even already have a social circle. But is it the circle you need? You might want to consider this: there are four types of people you need to surround yourself with if you would expect to find success. Even lacking one of them can hold you back.

Let’s take a closer look at each of these individuals.

The Worker

We all love the person who gets things done. We might even be guilty of dumping projects on them even though we knew they were busy, simply because we knew they would finish them somehow. This person still manages to fold time and space and run it through some kind of tesseract, as obviously, they have more hours in the day than anyone else. This person is the one who accomplishes their goals. Nothing seems to hold them back. This is the kind of energy you want to rub off on you.

The Optimist

No matter how the day is going, you can count on the optimist to bring a smile. This is the person who always looks on the bright side. They can find the silver lining to every cloud, and the opportunity in every disaster. No matter what, nothing seems to shake them. This isn’t foolish optimism, though, as they are well aware of the realities of the world. The optimist chooses to focus on the positive rather than on the negative. Having this person around guarantees, you will never let anything get you down for long.

The Questioner

Whenever you need creativity and solutions which you could never find for yourself, you need a questioner around. They hammer at the details until they understand a thing from every angle. Once they understand the goal, they keep asking questions until you start to see solutions in places you never saw them before. The questioner is never satisfied with the status quo, and the last thing they want is an answer which sounds anything like, “Because that’s the way it’s always been done.”

The Visionary

This is the person who lives for dreams. But don’t be deceived by a head-in-the-clouds attitude. The visionary helps you to fine-tune your goals. They understand your dreams and encourage you to go after them. Frequently the visionary is also excellent at helping you to figure out how to get there. They see the path which takes you where you want to go.

Every one of these people plays such a different role in your circle; you can’t do without any of them. Nor would you want to try. A social circle, by its very nature, should be diverse to set you up for the best success.

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