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INTRODUCTION  Jesus was definite about everything He did including His relationships. He was not emotional about choosing those that surrounded Him neither did He assume that everyone thought well of Him.  The Jesus model of relationship shows us that there are eight levels or kinds of people that surrounds every success oriented individual and knowing how to navigate through each level requires deep wisdom.  This model makes no room for the basic considerations that the average individual makes before going into a relationship such as emotional connection, social status, cultural affiliations or religious orientation.  It leaves no place for assumptions, for emotionalism or for an entitlement mentality due to proximity.  The Jesus model of relationship is centered around three things  1. Purpose  2. Loyalty   3. Fulfilment of God's vision.  Every individual was selected and prioritized based on the level of their alignment with the abov...

FIVE WAYS TO IDENTIFY QUALITY PEOPLE  (continued)  2. VISIONARY To be visionary is beyond having positive ideas of the future. Many people have all kinds of balloon ideas about the future, that doesn't make them visionary.  To be visionary is to have a clear and compelling picture of the future.  What some people call vision is not compelling because it is vague. They are not even inspired by it. Such people are empty talkers.  If you want to build relationships that last, follow the path of those that have vision. By doing this, you will be purchasing tomorrow. It was Dr. Olumide Emmanuel that said, "The future is cheap if you buy it today." Don't just appear in people's future and expect to have a stake if you ignored them when they were small.  Some of our parents literally threw away gold mines simply by ignoring someone that seemed poor when they were younger. Only to turn on the television many years later and the same person they despised was now the...