I recently caught a clip from an interview with Kristen Bell in which she was asked about her husband, Dax Shepard. 

She was recounting her first encounter with him and, after more than a decade of marriage, was absolutely hyping him up for being so much deeper and thoughtful than most people assume him to be.

I immediately sent the clip to my wife because the best compliment she could ever give me is to compliment me to others.

In a world where throwing your partner under the bus is commonplace, and speaking badly of others is celebrated, it was refreshing to hear her amplifying the best of him to others.

This is the kind of small business community I hope you will foster.

Align yourself with people who make you better and who you enjoy celebrating with others when they aren’t even around.

Instead of wasting your precious time on gossip and negativity, surround yourself with people who are easy to hype up.

The kind of people who are easy to gossip with won’t make you better and the kind of people who make you better won’t be easy to gossip with.