Post on 14-Jan-2016
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“FRIENDSHIPPING” YOUR WAY TO SUCCESS: LEVERAGING FRIENDSHIPS & RELATIONSHIPS FOR PERSONAL SUCCESS
Andrew Walker
The Walker Family
Christian and I have been married for 6 years.Our daughter Caroline Elizabeth is almost 2 years old.We love watching movies, being with friends, and going out to eat!
Caroline Elizabeth Walker
We have lived in Louisville, Kentucky for 4 years.I love watching St. Louis Cardinal Baseball, Running, and Reading.
I work for the Family Foundation of Kentucky as a Policy Analyst. Family Advocacy, Government Relations,
Social-Media, Journalism, Church-State Relations, Policy Analysis, Communications and Legislative Research.
I enjoy writing about the intersection of religion and politics.
I have been published in The Weekly Standard, Christianity Today, Baptist Press, Mere Orthodoxy, and the Louisville Courier Journal.
Friends
Are they important? Do you need them?
Why do you have them?
“There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship.” - Thomas Aquinas
Friendship: What is it?
Friendship is the intentional act of sharing yourself with others and allowing others to share themselves with you.
Enjoyable Fun Rewarding It’s essential to being human
“Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another: What! You too? I thought I was the only one.” – C.S. Lewis
The Requirements
Being Intentional Being Genuine Being Open The Golden Rule
Isolation
Isolation is the opposite of friendship It’s as though you are your own “man on
an island” To be avoided
Aspects of Friendship
Truthfulness
Trustfulness
Tactfulness
The Rule of Law
Success depends on applying all three of these together simultaneously
Networking
Gaining contacts with people in a particular industry or field.
Acquaintance-based Collaboration
Relational Networking: What is it?
Networking is leveraging genuine friendships to learn about new employment opportunities
Credibility Examples
My job, writing
The Law of Returns
What do you get out of it? Relationships & Opportunities
Warning
Without friendship, you’ll be personally unhappy, unfulfilled, and under-utilized
Opportunities missed
“The worst solitude is to be destitute
of sincere friendship.” - Francis Bacon
Remember
People don’t care how much you know,
unless they know how much you care.
A Friend’s Value
The value of a friend isn’t what a friend can do for you. The value of a friend is the friend alone.
“Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art.... It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things which give value to survival.” – C.S. Lewis
Relationships build: Credibility Trust Satisfaction