 So days ago, someone was telling me how he could never write his success story without including his friends. The financial success he is presently enjoying was brought about by people who believed in him and chose to invest in him. Once, when he wanted to start a business, he approached a friend to ask for capital. Immediately, the friend returned into the room and emerged with an envelope containing money. But the friend disclosed, this is my scoffees. It is the only money I have but I believe in your dream and I believe in you that you have the ability to achieve it. Now, you don't joke with people like that around you. We all have people in our lives that we value. There will be certain reasons why we treasure them. But on your way to fulfilling your dreams, there are certain sets of people you should appreciate. The reason is simple. Whether you reach the top or not is determined by these people. Yes, no man is an island and contrary to what most millennials believe, you do need people to achieve your goals and live your best life. In today's video, I will be sharing with you 3 types of people you should treasure. Subscribe to this channel if you're new here so you don't miss other interesting videos like this. 1. People who are ruthlessly sincere with you We have to face it. One of the things we hate in life is being confronted, especially when we are confronted with what we know to be truth. But if you have someone in your life who not only believes in you but always never stops telling you the truth, treasure such a person. When others are praising us, we all need people in our lives who call us aside and tell us the plain truth, no matter how difficult it is for us to accept it. They are not dream killers. They are not your critics. They are people who love you and want the best for you and so never hold back the truth from you. They would show you how you did well but would also point to you where you could have done better, all without never letting you down. Recently, I had someone tell me some truth with some seemingly rootlessness but it helped. I had been too busy, I haven't been able to do some serious reading of my own even though I was a writer and I needed to read to write anything great. So this person sent me a message that was so rootlessly sincere and true, it gave me up to return to reading against all odds. If this hadn't happened, I wonder if I would have returned to reading again. You don't want people who wipe your rear all the time. Part of your willingness to grow is a willingness to tolerate those who tell you the truth while trying never to put you down. Two, people who challenge you to pursue your dreams. These people should be top on your list. I have a friend who I met in the university and who constantly challenges me this way. He wouldn't allow me to settle for less when we were in the university and when we were out, he was and still constantly on my tail about the progress I am making. One of the reasons why we should hold tenaciously is because they will encourage you to see the future better than you may be willing to see and also encourage you to pursue what you see. I know young people love to be cool and so the love to hang around orders who appear cool. I have met a lot of young people whose lives were ruined simply because they followed some friends. They were never bad but because they wanted to be cool, they followed some sort of wrong people who influenced them wrongly. Recently, we kept wanting a young girl to deceased from wrong friends but because we always told her the truth, she avoided us and would not keep company with me and my friends. Then, she got pregnant. And although it shouldn't be a big deal, it is a big deal because she is first, dead ignorant and comes from a poor home. People who encourage you to dream are treasures. Three, people who believe in themselves and have a mind of their own. Do you know confidence as contagious as enthusiasm is? Watch it. In the same way that a negative person can put his negativity on you, a positive, confident person can put his positivity on you. One of the books I treasure most on human relationship is the O'Kanages How to Win Friends and Influence People. The book teaches some timeless principles on how to build healthy long-lasting relationships with people, such that people love you and love being around you. One of the premises of the book is knowing that your negativity affects others. Most businesses succeed because of these principles. When you see a boss who believes so much in himself, most employees are often comfortable to follow him. Sometimes, when we are faced with issues and someone very dear to us tells us all will be well and they keep going regardless of the circumstances. Too often, we gain the courage to follow them and keep going as well. Not because we are completely sure they know the way, but somehow their assurance assures us. When people have a mind of their own, they don't go with the status quo. They don't say yes because the majority says yes. They don't do things because others are doing them. They are not easily influenced because they take their time to observe things before taking a step or making a decision. Some people infuse you with the same confidence, especially when they dare stuffs you would never dare. If you don't have such people in your life, you should fight to have them around you. In all this, it matters more that you even try to be this kind of person to others. Be someone who is ruthlessly sincere with others and if most don't like it, they can take a work. Be someone who encourages others to dream. Don't be a dream killer. Believe in yourself, have a mind of your own where you trust your decisions and take responsibilities for your outcomes. In life, we all need people, but you don't need everyone. You only need some selected few who will help you get where you're going to and who will be willing to receive the help you're willing to offer. Find these people, keep them. You also strive to be this kind of person who can be depended upon to help others become their best. If this video inspires you, subscribe to our channel. We love you.