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Hi! My name is Makenna. I am a sophomore at the University of Oklahoma in the USA. As a member of a national sorority I know the peer pressure to talk a certain way; dress a certain way; to join the group drama to criticize others that may be different than us; exclude others instead of including them; tear others down instead of building them up.

I’ve learned that every person I meet adds value to my life. Most of them are positive things. Sometimes I discover traits in others that I definitely don’t want to be me. I have found that the more I encourage someone, lift them up, and try to make them stronger . . . the stronger I become and then I am seen by others around me as being strong. The more I am confident in who I am, as a person, the more others become confident around me. From my college experience, one of my favorite parts is meeting new people.

I want to be your friend. Let’s make friends around the world. Let’s become a friend group consisting of many nations, races, languages, cultures and ideas. I want to learn from you and share what I’ve learned with you. Let’s laugh together; cry together; learn together . . . and pray together!

While I am not “pushy” about my faith, neither do I hide the fact that Christ is a real part of my life. Sometimes, without me even realizing it, the love of God and for Christ just pours out of me. We don’t have to be forced into accepting the values of the world, but instead, together let us influence the values of the world.
Let’s be friends. Let’s join our voices together as one voice. Let God’s voice be in us and let His voice, through us, be a voice to the world from every nation, tribe, village, race, language and culture – this is why our motto is:

One God
One World
One Voice
Our Voice

If you would like to have a friend in the USA, I invite you to come be my friend because I want to be your friend.

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I’m so glad you are reading my article. I know you already have many friends and you are already a great friend to many others. I am a sophomore at the University of Oklahoma and I have learned so much my first year. Not only from my professors, but, from the other students around campus. One of the things I learned quickly, was that the way your peer group defines friends in high school is different that it is in the university.
Friends in high school were all about popularity and who you hung out with. Friends at the university are on a much higher level. It is more about you, and the true kind of person you are. I had made a list often of the most desirable traits that everyone likes to see in others. When others see these traits in you they will want to know you.

10 TRAITS THAT WILL CAUSE OTHERS TO WANT TO BE YOUR FRIEND

Have confidence in yourself.

God is developing you. You have more to offer others than you may think you do. You gain confidence by becoming good at doing things. This confidence is critical. The more confidence you have in yourself, the more confidence others will trust in your leadership.
Then they will want to be your friend.

Don’t brag on yourself all the time. Brag on others. If someone plays a children’s nursery rhyme on the piano, be excited for them. Encourage them. They’ve worked hard to be able to do that. Don’t say, “oh, that’s nice; but I already play Beethoven’s best and I’m younger than you. You have a long way to go, why are you learning so slowly?” You may be right. In this area you are More talented than they are. But it is best if others brag on you to them. Everyone around you will know your talents soon enough, without you telling everyone else how talented and great you are at everything.

Then they will want to be your friend.

Don’t join the drama of the “criticism” club.

When your peers are verbally attacking someone else, stay out of it. Don’t offer an opinion. If they press you to join in. Simply say: “I think they might could have made a better decision in that situation, but, we’re all learning.” At the moment your friends might be disappointed that you didn’t help them tear someone down, but soon, they will want you to be their life long friend because they have confidence you won’t criticize them behind their back to others. They will want to share their heart with you.

Then they will want to be your friend.

Be quick to praise and encourage the efforts of others!

When you see someone working and trying hard, compliment them on their success no matter how small their success may seem in your eyes.

Then, they will want to be your friend.

When you are in a group setting let others have their moment in the spot light.

After the meeting compliment them on their insights and sharing. They will soon learn, by watching you speak to others, that you are more experienced in that subject than they are. They will now appreciate you for not overshadowing them in front of everyone else.
Then, they will want to be your friend.

Accept praise from others for your achievements with humility.

When someone says, “Great job on your grades”, or performance, or some accomplishment, don’t say, “It’s about time your recognized how good I am.” Instead, say something like, “Thank you for recognizing how God is developing me and my efforts to work hard to accomplish His will in me.”
Then, they will want to be your friend.

 

Be patient with others.

Everyone doesn’t know what you know. If you are an expert at fly fishing and in your group, someone asks, “why would you want to catch flies?” . . . You have a choice. You could ridicule them in front of others for their lack of knowledge or simply say, “Fly Fishing is a method of catching brook trout. If you have not been around fishing I can see why you have not been exposed to fly fishing. I would be glad to share with you about it when you have time.”
Then, they will want to be your friend.

Be the real you.

Accept the fact, that in some areas of life, you know more than others, but in other areas of life, others know more than you.
Knowledge and wisdom in many areas of life will come to us day by day. Develop and share freely with others that which you already know; but, be quick to learn from others what they know, so you can learn more things quicker.

Then they will want to be your friend.

Be quick to forgive others.

When you can recognize the destructive and painful words, that come out of the mouth of others, simply as a reflection of the emotional pain or frustration that is in them, then you can forgive them more easily when those words are directed at you. Avoid the most natural instinct – to fight back. Don’t lower yourself to their underdeveloped condition. Take the high ground . . . forgive.

Soon enough, they will have to come and apologize to you for what they have done. Don’t retaliate and say something the Holy Spirit will require you to apologize for. Your peer group will trust you more and trust them less. Eventually, others will place you in leadership in your group. If they don’t make it right with you and others, they will simply fade away in influence and often move on to some other group. But the trust in you will grow, dramatically. You will become a trusted leader.
Then, they will want to be your friend.

Be kind.

Treat and love others like you would want to be treated and loved. Be attentive to what they say. Follow these ten guidelines. Let your approach to life . . . enrich theirs.
Then they will want to be your friend.

NOTE: Let me put into practice what I’m sharing with you.
I invite you to be a friend with my friends and I. I am reaching out all over the world looking to make friends in every country. As young people, I believe, we should have a clear and distinct voice to the world.
Let’s pray together; laugh together; cry together; and succeed together.

Our motto is:

One God
One World
Once Voice
Our Voice

We serve God and the Father, and the entire world needs to know about Him.
We each have “One Voice”
Together we become “Our Voice”

“Our Voice” can never be complete without “Your Voice”. You are original. So special. No one else experiences life exactly like you do. We need “Your Voice” to complete “Our Voice”.
It’s easy to be our friend.
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I am exited for our future friendships.

Your friend,
Makenna

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