Who Needs To Go?

Published in Forbes.com on Nov 12, 2020

Jim Rohn famously remarked that “You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.”

As much as that makes great sense, what happens if you rank those same five? Is there a big difference between #1 and #5?

Rating Your Top Five

All of us wish we had five people who we could call "besties." In reality, most of us have one best friend — two, if we are really lucky.

By definition, we all have a “top five,” regardless of their impact on our lives.

Let’s consider what would create an absolute #1, super-high-quality person who we would love to spend the most time with.

Try this: Your "Top One" might be that person you could call from the Fresno County Jail at 2:30 a.m., and they would not only wire the $2,500 bail money, but they would pick you up and would not tell your spouse.

How much better might your life be with a friend like that? Most of us have our own version of that person.

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