HOW MANY ARE YOUR FRIENDS?

‘If you have no friends, you are really poor’ (Somalia)

Please, kindly do something for me before you read further. Make sure you do exactly what I say. Relax for some minutes and start counting the number of friends that you have; I mean your genuine friends. How many are they? 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6… are you still counting?

Truly, genuine friends are very difficult to get; it takes a genuine person to attract genuine people to himself/herself. If you decide not to have any friend because nobody around you seems to be genuine, it means that you are either not personally genuine or you don’t have any genuine qualities that can attract the few genuine people around you to yourself.

Everything in this world revolves around people. No one can succeed in life without the influence or contribution of other people. It is either you make the people around you your friends or your enemies. Your ability to achieve many things in life and become successful depends on the number of friends you have and the way you manage them.

Today, try to do something unusual. Write down the names of your genuine friends, then start calling or contacting them one after the other; appreciate their influence and contribution in your life and let them know how richly endowed you are because of their presence in your life. You will definitely be surprised with what you would get in return. Just try it! And in case you’ve got no friend, admit to the fact that you are poor; then start taking some bold steps from today towards building a strong network of genuine friends. Work on your self and start making yourself assessable and friendly to the people around you. May your riches be plenty!

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