{"id":1017,"date":"2013-09-02T00:01:49","date_gmt":"2013-09-02T07:01:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/davesevern.com\/blog\/?p=1017"},"modified":"2013-08-30T13:39:14","modified_gmt":"2013-08-30T20:39:14","slug":"real-true-friends-really-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davesevern.com\/blog\/real-true-friends-really-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Real True Friends Really Care"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Real friends, true friends,…committed friends are very precious and wonderful things to have.\u00a0 Most folks do not have very many, if any at all.<\/span><\/p>\n

I was once told by a very successful business man, who owned and operated a global sales and marketing business with literally hundreds of thousands of people involved in it, that if you spent your entire life working with people, by the time of your death you would be able to count all of your real, true, committed friends on one hand.<\/span><\/p>\n

I found that statement very difficult to believe when he initially told it to me.\u00a0 More than thirty-five years have come and gone since that time.\u00a0 And now as owner and operator of my own global sales and marketing business with tens of thousands of people involved in it, I can painfully and regretfully tell you that I need only one of my hands on which to count all of my real, true, committed friends.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

My point is to help you realize just how few such true friends there are in your life and in all other people\u2019s lives.\u00a0 I want to impress upon you just how vital and important and valuable these type people are to you.<\/span><\/p>\n

My dear true friend, Bill, explained it this way to me thirty-five years ago.\u00a0 He said, \u201cMost folks don\u2019t really have any real, true friends.\u00a0 Rather they have \u2018fair-weather\u2019 friends.\u00a0 Those are friends who are with you and will support you only when it is convenient for them to do so and\/or when they see that there is a blessing or reward for themselves by supporting you.\u00a0 Other wise, they just call themselves your \u2018good friend,\u2019 but only support you as a true friend at their own convenience.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Let\u2019s look closer.\u00a0 Have you ever been really excited about a new opportunity you are examining and considering to pursue?\u00a0 Have you ever asked your dear true friend to take the time to look at the same opportunity and possibly consider getting involved in it with you?<\/span><\/p>\n

Permit me to inform you that a real true friend would at least take the time to see what it is that his real true friend is so excited about, regardless whether he chose to take advantage of it or not.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Only a \u201cfair-weather\u201d friend would refuse to even look at such an opportunity,…or…. would agree to look and then fail to show up at a\u00a0 scheduled presentation.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cFair-weather\u201d friends <\/b>are always unreliable<\/b>….are always undependable,.<\/b>..are always with you when they sense a benefit to themselves, but not with you when they don\u2019t.<\/span><\/p>\n

Here is a true statement:\u00a0 \u201cFair-weather\u201d friends are never to be counted on as real true friends.\u00a0 If you are in a state of denial about this point, I guarantee you will watch it play out to become truth in your own life.<\/span><\/p>\n

Only Real, True, Friends<\/i> can honestly be called totally supportive friends.<\/span><\/p>\n

Be very careful as to who you call \u201ca real true friend.\u201d<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Now I realize I have been pretty tough on you with my statements, but I am not trying to scare you or argue with you,…I am only attempting to bring the truth, as I have lived it, to you.\u00a0 Learning and understanding it now will save you lots of heartburn and heartache later on in your life.\u00a0 I promise you.<\/span><\/p>\n

As you continue on through this discussion, I hope that it becomes clearly obvious as to why God fore warned us as to whom and from where your greatest enemies will come.\u00a0 I exhort you with my greatest sensitivity to only edify, uplift, and speak well about all those folks who come into your life,….desire to be your real friend,…earn your confidence and support, call you close friends and associates, and actually work alongside you, edify you first and most importantly support you physically, mentally and emotionally as the work ethic tying you together continues to grow and strengthen.<\/span><\/p>\n

Beware\u00a0 of the ones who call you friend.\u00a0 Who say they love you, who promise to always be there with you,….and then in your hour of real need,… fail to support you, or\u00a0 worse, actually betray you and leave you alone, on your knees with your head bowed over a bucket before the another person\u2019s or organization\u2019s guillotine.\u00a0 A real true friend\u2019s support does not stop just because they disagree with you or take a position on an issue different from yours.<\/span><\/p>\n

Don\u2019t get blown out of a good opportunity or have it stolen away from you just because your considered real friends don\u2019t get excited about it with you.\u00a0 May I point out to you that whenever I use the word \u201cfriends,\u201d it would also include members of your own family.\u00a0 You see a<\/b> <\/i>\u201cfair-weather\u201d friend seldom gets excited about something his fair-weather associate is excited about.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cFair-weather\u201d friends seem to want to be the selfish one, the one who is the first person to get excited about something and then get all of his own associates involved in it with him….not the other way around. On the other hand, a real true friend is always eager to support his real true friend and either get involved with or help their real friend out in any way possible.<\/span><\/p>\n

For this primary reason most of your greatest growth in any really good business opportunity will generally come from and with other people who you never knew before you started your own business….before you started up the road to your own success.<\/span><\/p>\n

Most, not all, of these folks with whom you will build your future are generally known as casual acquaintances and complete strangers.\u00a0 These type \u201cnew friends\u201d most usually don\u2019t know about your past.\u00a0 They don\u2019t know your good and\/or bad habits or your strengths and\/or weaknesses.\u00a0 Consequently they won\u2019t judge you.\u00a0 They won\u2019t criticize you.\u00a0 They won\u2019t scrutinize your decisions and related actions based upon their knowledge of you and your past.<\/span><\/p>\n

In other words they will listen to you.\u00a0 They will learn from you. \u00a0 They will regularly communicate with you…And as they follow your guidance, knowledge and direction…..as they duplicate the work habits you teach them,…they will begin to prosper.\u00a0 They will grow and change and bless other people…They will do what you have taught them to do.\u00a0 They will begin to grow spiritually.\u00a0 They will hunger and thirst to be around you and associate with you regularly. \u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

How many people do you have involved in your life, right now, who fit that description?<\/span><\/p>\n

Over an extended period of growth, blessing, and time spent together,….<\/b>these true real friends will draw very close to you, and they will become very precious and wonderful real, true, and committed friends.\u00a0 They will be every bit as close, and in many cases, even closer than your own blood family members.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

It will be these type friends with whom you will grow and build your and your family\u2019s future.\u00a0 It will be these type of friends with whom you will grow old gracefully together.\u00a0<\/b> It will be these real true friends who will be some of your most precious and valuable treasures.\u00a0 They will loyally stand by and with you through all the trials and tribulations that come into your life.\u00a0 They will support and assist you. They will defend and co-labor with you. You will live, love, laugh, rejoice, and cry together.\u00a0 You will grow closer and closer together, physically, emotionally and spiritually as the years pass by.\u00a0 You truly will become one with them.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Real True Friends are indeed a Gift to you from God.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

I exhort you to love, preserve, and protect these personal relationships.\u00a0 Never do anything to injure, harm, weaken, put \u201cat-risk,\u201d or destroy the loving relationship you have with these people.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nurture, strengthen, and enjoy each and every opportunity you have to be together with your Real True Friends. \u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

God will richly bless you for doing so.\u00a0 All Glory Be To God!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Peace and love to all of you….Poppa Bear<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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