The second characteristic of a certified best friend is our ability to engage the people we love in some way.
My favorite babysitter would always be willing to play the games I wanted to play and allowed me to create the game-plan for what we would do that day.
My uncle always had a project at his cabin I could be involved in.
A mentor of mine as a young adult would involve me by working alongside me in social gatherings and demonstrate to me how to add value to those around me.
All the people I looked up to the most in life had a way of involving me in what they were already doing.
We all love engagement.
We get excited when we get skin in the game, especially alongside someone we look up to.
Who can you involve in your life? Who can you bring alongside you in a project and/or hobby you are already working on? Who can you go on an adventure with?
Brendon Burchard wisely says the five most important words in leadership are,
“People support what they create.”
This works well in both leadership and friendship.
How are you involving the ones you love and influence?
Letting someone in the decision making process of your life can be a difference maker in how close they perceive your relationship is with one another.