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Be a Friend Have a Friend

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Motivational Power Quote

 

Be a Friend Have a Friend  

“In prosperity our friends know us.

In adversity we know our friends.”

John Churton Collins, critic        

 

As I see it . . . . . . .

 

Be a friend have a friend

 

There are those who want to be around successful people and they cling to successful people the same way metals clings to a magnet. They want to be seen with them, associated with them.

 

But are they a true friend?

 

A true friend is there for us through the ups and downs that we experience. They will stand with us in our setbacks and will be seen with after we have experienced failure.

 

True friends are a one in a million and more precious than gold. They are a valuable resource and bring value into our lives.

 

Be a friend have a friend. Be a true friend without the expectation of being rewarded for the friendship other than being a friend and the fellowship that the friendship offers.

 

Fair weather friends are along for the ride and want to hang on to the others people’s success. The moment the light of the person’s success begins to dims the person that hanging disappears.

 

Build your friendships on bedrock be a friend have a friend and you will be there to support your true friend’s success journey and they will be there for you.

 

©2012 Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant, Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

 

 

 

Jeff Jensen
The Federal Savings Bank/Lending in 50 states - Greenwich, CT

I share your fellings about the value of friendship.  People need others more than they will ever know or admit.

Jan 18, 2012 10:04 AM
Vern Eaton
Askov, MN
Realtor 651-674-7449

This is something that we talk about in our meetings.  It is very true in our lives.  We need to be the friend we would want to have.

Jan 18, 2012 10:36 AM
Joe Petrowsky
Mortgage Consultant, Right Trac Financial Group, Inc. NMLS # 2709 - Manchester, CT
Your Mortgage Consultant for Life

I know many folks that want to make everyone their friend. It doesn't always work out so well. Good friends are rare, just like my best friend, my wife of 41 years.

Jan 18, 2012 11:41 AM
Silvia Dukes PA, Broker Associate, CRS, CIPS, SRES
Tropic Shores Realty - Ich spreche Deutsch! - Spring Hill, FL
Florida Waterfront and Country Club Living

Lou, when you need them the most, you will know who your true friends are! Hard times and misfortunes will thin the ranks but also bring out the best of the ones that remain.

Jan 18, 2012 01:33 PM
Elyse Berman, PA
LoKation Real Estate - Boca Raton, FL
Boca Raton FL (561) 716-7824

Lou,  True friends are rare and something to be treasured.   We're lucky if we have a few in our life.  

Jan 18, 2012 02:08 PM
Dagny Eason
Dagny's Real Estate - Wilton, CT
Fairfield County CT, CDPE Homes For Sale and Condo

Lou, you are always amazing with your fabulous reminders of what is the most important in life.     A true friend is a real treasure that is hard to find unless you cultivate it and care for it much like a garden.   

Jan 18, 2012 03:05 PM
Laura Cerrano
Feng Shui Manhattan Long Island - Locust Valley, NY
Certified Feng Shui Expert, Speaker & Researcher

Oh AYYYYMEN!!

Jan 18, 2012 03:55 PM
Wayne Martin
Wayne M Martin - Chicago, IL
Real Estate Broker - Retired

This is so true. When things are going good yoou have many friends. When things go bad youhave only true friends! Enjoy your day!

Jan 18, 2012 10:42 PM
Sharon Tara
Sharon Tara Transformations - Portsmouth, NH
Retired New Hampshire Home Stager

True friends prove themselves over time and those others do too!  At that first sign of a problem, you will know who your real friends are!

Jan 19, 2012 02:40 AM
Broker Patty Da Silva Da Silva
Green Realty Properties® - 954-667-7253 - Cooper City, FL
Top Listing Broker

I feel so blessed to have 3 wonderful friends who would anything for me, as I would for them.

Jan 19, 2012 02:15 PM
Gary L. Waters Broker Associate, Bucci Realty
Bucci Realty, Inc. - Melbourne, FL
Eighteen Years Experience in Brevard County

So true. In the good times yep, they are all friends but then just let the market turn....

Jan 20, 2012 02:02 AM