I’m not sure this is wise. To get rich, one doesn’t need to hang out with rich people. It’s not like a virus you can catch. In fact, rich circles are closely guarded because of people just like you who are trying to become friends with them simply to get ahead in life and not because of true friendship. You won’t get very far.

Also, many many rich people are self-made. They had very modest starts in life. They worked their way through college. They borrowed money to start their companies. What these people respect more than anything is a great work ethic, integrity, honesty and value.

Ask yourself why you want to get rich, and define your goals. Then, plan a path to get there. Don’t look to others to boost you, give you secrets or open doors for you. Commit yourself to your goals and work hard. Once you’ve got some of that great work ethic, integrity, honesty and VALUE under your belt, you will start to make friends that are on that level, for the right reasons, not to use them to get ahead.

No one can do it for you, and no one can sustain your success for you. It must be built, brick by brick, day by day.

The single most common issue successful people have to deal with is others trying to use them to get ahead - asking for connections, asking for money, asking for exposure, asking for anything and everything.