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Tips for Creating Great Friendships

The type of thoughts that you think actually create the type of friends you have. If you are nice and trustworthy you will have friends that are. Our thoughts create an energy field around us. So if you want good friends you truly must be a good friend.

Here are some tips on how to be a good friend:

  • True friends will accept a person as they are with all of their faults.

  • Friends are won or lost primarily by what you say and how you say it.

  • You must first give what you want to get. If you want your friend to compliment you, you must first compliment them. If you want your friend to be nice and not talk about you behind your back, you must first be nice and not talk about them.

  • Praise a person and you'll win his/her loyal friendship.

  • Don't use flattery or insincere words. Mean what you say.

  • If you are a true friend, you won't be jealous of the other person's successes.

  • Learn to give your total attention to the other person. (Everyone yearns for attention.) Don't talk on the phone to one friend when another friend is in the room.

  • Accept the other person exactly as they are.

  • Criticism is a quick way to destroy a friendship.

  • Give advise only when your friend asks for it.

  • Be as loyal to them as you expect them to be to you.

  • Before you do something that will affect your friend, ask yourself, "How would I feel if they did this to me?"

  • There is no point in telling a person that he/she is wrong just to show that you were right. If you always need to be right, it will be difficult to have and keep friends.

  • Go out of your way to do something nice for your friend. It doesn't have to cost anything. Just write a nice note, or make something for them.

  • Always keep your word. Never make a promise you can't keep.

  • Practice the Golden Rule. "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you."

  • Really and truly care about the other person. Worry about them. Don't just use them to dump your problems on.

  • Be there for your friend in time of trouble. Many people are "good weather" friends. This means that when everything is nice they hang around. But when you have a problem they are too busy to talk.

  • Don't have too many close friends. You have to spread you attention in too many directions and everyone will feel they aren't geting enough. They will feel that you don't really care about them. This is true. It's fine to have many friends, but only a few close friends. Friendships should be based on quality not quantity.

  • If your friend is upset with you, talk about it honestly. Listen to what they say without getting upset. You may have done something to hurt their feelings and not even realize it. You can't fix it if you don't know about it.

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