Mel Tajon

The best kind of people are the ones that come into your life, and make you see the sun where you once saw clouds. The people that believe in you so much, you start to believe in you too. The people that love you, simply for being you. The once in a lifetime kind of people.

At the end of this day and at the end of this life, I want to know that I contributed more than I criticized.

Some of the biggest challenges in relationships come from the fact that most people enter a relationship in order to get something: they're trying to find someone who's going to make them feel good. In reality, the only way a relationship will last is if you see your relationship as a place that you go to give, and not a place that you go to take.

And now, every night, before I go to bed, I ask myself this: Did I live today? Did I love today? Did I matter today?

Sometimes being a friend means mastering the art of timing. There is a time for silence. A time to let go and allow people to hurl themselves into their own destiny. And a time to prepare to pick up the pieces when it's all over.

Never forget these 3 types of people in your life:

1. Those who helped you in difficult times.

2. Those who left you in difficult times.

3. Those who put you in difficult times.

Spend your 20s finding out what you're passionate about.

Spend your 30s getting really good at it.

Spend your 40s and 50s getting paid to be really good at it.

Spend time with nice people who are smart, driven and likeminded. Relationships should help you, not hurt you. Surround yourself with people who reflect the person you want to be.

Choose friends who you are proud to know, people you admire, who love and respect you — people who make your day a little brighter simply by being in it.

Life is too short to spend time with people who suck the happiness out of you. When you free yourself from negative people, you free yourself to be you — and being you is the only way to truly live.

Don't let your victories go to your head, or your failures go to your heart.

When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, "Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping."