Building Your Rock-Solid Tribe

One of my greatest assets is the relationships I keep. I have a tight-knit group of friends I've accumulated over the years that are an important part of my journey. We support and uplift each other through thick and thin. 'm also very close with my family, who I can always count on no matter what.Having a supportive tribe is one of the most important things in life and business. We need people to rely on during difficult times, and friends to share our experiences with. They can offer us a different perspective on things, and they can make us laugh when we're feeling down. Friends are there for us when we need them, and that's a beautiful thing.

Building a rock-solid tribe takes loyalty, trust, and honesty and it can't happen overnight.

 The type of bond I’m speaking of, most people have with only a couple of people or a handful at the most. The truth is a friendship is about quality, not quantity. Yes, you can have several friends, but most are merely casual Tribe and don't have that deep inner connection.

The Friendly Sacrifice

 Being a good friend also means making sacrifices. A good friend is there for you when you need them, even if it's not convenient for us. This might mean sacrificing a good night's sleep to be there for our friend in the middle of the night. But that's what friends do!

Nurture Your Relationships

 In a rock-solid tribe, there is both give and take. It takes work and commitment to maintain connections and show up in the most loving ways. Your relationship should never be one-sided. That doesn't mean that there won't be conflicts because we're human, after all. However, when there is a conflict between two very close friends, the struggles usually don't last long because there is forgiveness, understanding, and communication. 

• Forgiveness means that you let go of any malice or grudges and you move forward at peace with one
• Understanding comes from knowing your friend inside and out - knowing where they're coming from and knowing what they're going
• Communication means that you connect with your friend with an overall understanding of his or her relating

When a friendship is truly rock-solid, the parties are real with each other; there are no facades, no masks, and no secrets. There is trust, honesty, sincerity, and loyalty, however, and this comes only as a friendship grows.

Showing Your True Colors

 As the friendship continues to blossom, casual friends, build trust and loyalty through both the peaks and valleys of life. However, it's in difficult times that a person's true colors are revealed. When you're going through a tragedy, a personal crisis, or simply a rough patch, it is the rock-solid friends that are there to help lift you back up.

Iron Sharpens Iron

 True friends help each other grow mentally, physically, emotionally, and spiritually. A true friendship requires both unconditional loves as well as tough love. Building a rock-solid tribe takes time. But once you have it, you will know who to trust. No matter how far away they are or how tough times get, your tribe will never change.