It Is Better To Be Alone, Than In The Wrong Company. Tell me who your best friends are, and I will tell you who you are. If you run with wolves, you will learn how to howl. But, if you associate with eagles, you will learn how to soar to great heights. A mirror reflects a man’s face, but what he is really like is shown by the kind of friends he chooses. The simple but true fact of life is that you become like those with whom you closely associate - for the good and the bad. The less you associate with some people, the more your life will improve. Any time you tolerate mediocrity in others, it increases your mediocrity. An important attribute in successful people is their impatience with negative thinking and negative acting people. As you grow, your associates will change. Some of your friends will not want you to go on. They will want you to stay where they are. Friends that dont help you climb will want you to crawl. Your friends will stretch your vision or choke your dream. Those that dont increase you will eventually decrease you. Dont ask someone whos lost themselves to help you find your way - if they cant help themselves, they certainly cant help you. Dont spend time with people who do not contribute something of substance or value to your life, that means: dont waste your major time with minor people, lifes far too short for that. Remember, nothing ever stays the same - in a year from now you will either be better off or worse off, your relationships will either be strengthened or weakened, you will either have progressed or regressed. Look to people who are humble/spiritual/charitable/joyous/friendly without any hidden agendas or motives, so that you can aspire to be like them and look to people who have less than what you have, so that you can be grateful. And remember, its not the quantity of friends or acquaintances that you have thats important, its the quality of your friendships that really matter - its better to have a handful of unconditional, true-blue friends that will be there for you at the drop of a hat in the good times AND the bad, and who knows you inside out,than having many superficial, fair-weather friendships. Consider this: * Never receive counsel from unproductive people. * Never discuss your problems with someone incapable of contributing to the solution, because those who never succeed themselves are always first to tell you how. Not everyone has a right to speak into your life. You are certain to get the worst of the bargain when you exchange ideas with the wrong person. * Dont follow anyone whos not going anywhere. With some people you spend an evening: with others you invest it. * Be careful where you stop to inquire for directions along the road of life. * Wise is the person who fortifies his life with the right friendships.
Posted on: Fri, 15 Nov 2013 01:20:20 +0000
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