You never find friends them following your advice upon their own affairs; nor allowing you to manage your own.
It may take practice to think more positively and more compassionately, but just as you must train a puppy to behave the way you want it to, you must train your mind to behave itself. Otherwise, like the puppy, your mind will just make a lot of messes.
I got access to a private tour of the zoo. I got to go in a cage with a koala, which I highly recommend.