So let's talk about why you should have not only the right friends, but also the right acquaintances. But before we talk about that, let's look at the differences between friends and acquaintances. What is a friend? Well, by definition, a friend is a person whom when knows and with whom one has a bond of mutual affection, it should be pretty obvious to everyone what a friend is. However, what about an acquaintance? An acquaintance is a little bit different than a friend.

They're a person that you just know slightly. An acquaintance is someone you spend time with on a rare basis, you don't really know them that well. So let's talk about friends first. Interestingly enough, research shows that the people who we spend the most time with greatly impacts our thoughts and our behavior, the friends that you're hanging out with and spending time whether you knew it or not, consciously or subconsciously, they're having an effect on your thoughts. Your behavior. Actually, you may be more likely to gain weight if your close friend also gains weight, and perhaps vice versa.

Studies show that happiness is also directly related to our colleagues and our friends, which also includes our acquaintances the people that you hang around with has a direct effect on your smile. Let's talk about seven reasons to choose your friends carefully so you can better understand if you are making the right decisions when it comes to your friends. Number one, your friends have great influence over you. Friends can bring out the best in you or the worst in you. their moods and behavior can and will influence your own mood and behavior are your friends usually in a good mood, or a bad mood? Is their behavior the type that you would want for yourself?

Number two, you'll grow with strong willed friends, friends with distance When friends with determination, and friends with ambition will help you grow simply by being around them. Three, they help build you up for success. The right friends can encourage you to be persistent and focus on your goals and doing what's right. The wrong friends will put you down, joke about your goals and slow you down on your road to success. You don't want those kinds of people. For wrong friends can cause you to be counter productive.

Constantly negative friends are toxic, that's very dangerous. This negatively will distract you and prevent you from growing. It will also start to become a part of how you see the world so be very careful of people like this. Five close friends are the secret to living a long and happy life. Good friends who are close friends and to your benefit. many ways, one of the most interesting ones that has a physical effect on you is that these people help you actually live longer.

Studies show that people with a large network of friends, and a few close friends will outlive their counterparts by 22%. Humans are social animals and whether you like it or not, people need human connections to thrive. Number six friends can inspire you. The right friends will encourage you to succeed just as you should do the same with your friends. Each time a friend takes interest in your life that gives you a boost to proceed and go further. If your friends never encourage you, then perhaps they're not really your friends.

And number seven friends can serve as an example to you. When a friend does well accomplishes something of importance or does a good deed that behavior will serve as an example for Thus making it more likely you will learn from their experiences, and possibly do the same things as they have. Of course, the opposite is also true. If your friends mostly drink beer or play video games, you will probably do the same more so than if you did not know them. How will that type of behavior affect your life, your future and your success? But what about acquaintances?

These are the people that you aren't too close to. And you don't know that well. It is commonly known that the best way to improve a skill is to practice it, and to practice it with someone who is better than you whether it's soccer, or chess, or video games. This translates into your personal and career success. It's important to surround yourself with other successful people And better yet, those who are more skilled than you. This way, you're much more likely to learn from these People intentionally and unintentionally, that's really good advice.

Choose your friends carefully and choose your acquaintances carefully. And to recap this particular section, we looked at the difference between a friend and an acquaintance. Then we looked at the impact of who we spend time with has on ourselves whether it's intentional or unintentional. We also looked at seven reasons to choose your friends carefully. And we looked at how having the right acquaintances can really benefit you in so many different ways. Okay, let's get ready for the next section.

Some simple but good advice.