From the time you are young, you find people you like. You may want to be like them, or they may want to be like you. You share common interests. You may have common goals and aspirations. Did you know the people that you spend time with strongly influence your health and well being? This includes your friends, business relationships, and family. You may be aware that you can't choose your family, but you have choices with all of your other relationships. Here we will highlight some of the qualities to look for when trying to cultivate those relationships.
Positivity
If you want to have increased health and wellness, find people who are positive. Become friends with people who build you up. Surrounding yourself with people that are positive and encouraging will help you to be positive and help you to feel better. It is good for your self-esteem and self worth.
Supportive
Find people that will support your goals and dreams. It is hard to find support when you have lofty goals. There are people who will support and help you to achieve these goals. They may be other businesses that have common consumers. They may be your friends who are also doing similar things. You can use them as a sounding board for your ideas.
Health Conscious
If staying healthy is a goal you have, find people who also have that goal. Work out with them, walk with them. Find a group that you can go on adventures with. The bigger the group, the easier it is to find someone to join you when everyone is not available.
Lifting Spirits
Sometimes people can't find commonalities, but they can help you feel better. Having people that can lift you up when you are feeling down is important. You may need people to turn to when times get tough. These people will always bee there when you need them.
Similar Interests
People that share common interests can help you when times are tough, they can commiserate with you when your team loses, they can cheer you up with a special even that only people with that interest will know about. Having people in your corner that have similar interests with you can form a special bond.
Business Goals
If you are a business or have a business, finding similar business or partner business with similar goals can be mutually beneficial for both of you. You can send clients to each other. Watch as your clients grow from skill sets that work well together. If you are a hair stylist, you can work with a nail technician. If you are a trainer you can work with a massage therapist of a physical therapist. There are many partner groups, maybe even some you haven't heard of.
Conclusion
All in all, you should try to surround yourself with people that will lift you up and help you out. Try to avoid negativity, if possible. Positive vibes go a long way to helping you feel better.
It is hard to make new friends, but positive people will be there to help you out. People you can lean on will make life-long friendships.
You don't have to get rid of your old friends. You can try to limit your time to a certain percentage so you have more positive interactions than negative and stressful interactions!
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