Amy's Blog

One of my best friends in Kansas City is also a trusted colleague in a professional association that I belong to.  We share ideas when it comes to personal and professional development.  He introduced me to the Napoleon Hill Foundation and the books, Think and Grow Rich, and Three Feet From Gold.  I signed up for a daily emial from the NHF.  The email contains a thought or quote related to personal and professional development.  This morning’s was just timely and made me think and I just wanted to share it. 

Friends must be grown to order — not taken for granted.

Your friends will be what you make them. If you are the kind of friend who freely gives of your time and always shows consideration for others, your friends will be generous and kind. If you are the kind of person who takes your friends for granted, neither giving nor expecting much in return, you will attract friends who exhibit the same qualities. In friendship, like attracts like. Assess your behavior occasionally to determine what kind of friend you are. Are you the kind of person you would like to have as a friend? Do you freely give more than you expect in return, or are you always asking and never giving? Do you take the time to stay in touch, to remember friends’ special occasions? When you become so consumed with your own interests that you forget about your friends, you are well on your way to becoming friendless.