EVERYONE NEEDS FRIENDS

But it’s not just for professional help that you need quality relationships—it’s also for emotional sustenance.

Getting to the top has never been easy, and anyone who tells you it was is just plain lying. Success always, always takes an emotional toll. To rise faster than the rest you must inevitably encounter more obstacles than the rest—and after a few years those struggles begin to weaken you emotionally.

But when you have a group of warm, wise, and caring friends around you—relationships that have stood the tests of time and hardship—it soothes those bumps in the road enormously. At times we all need a shoulder to cry on, an ear to listen, a heart to support us. Those who try to make it solely on their own may move a little faster when things are easy, but they can find life an often overwhelming burden when the going gets tough.