There isn't one person in the world who doesn't need other people. If we're honest, the issue often isn't wheather we need others; the issue is how much do we need others?
When I coached baseball years ago I had this team mate who was the smallest kid on the team and I played him in right field. He really didn't have much to offer the team because of his size and ability to play ball. As the season progressed and the team got better I began to talk with him about the strengths he did have. I encouraged him and told him how good I believed he could become. I talked with the team and encouraged them to encourage the little kid. Before the season was up I had this kid who's name is Curtis hitting the ball everytime he was at bat and he was the fastest runner I had. You see I took advantage of his size. He had the smallest strike zone. Our team made it to the playoffs and we needed a miricle from heaven. Bases were loaded with two outs and Curtis was at bat. The game was tied! I gave him the take sign on the first pitch which he obeyed and didn't swing. The pitch was a strike right down the middle. The second pitch I gave him the take signal and again he obeyed and the ball was a perfect pitch. Now we are in trouble! Not really the team had faith in little Curtis. I gave him the bunt signal and the runner on third base I gave him the steal signal it would be a "squeeze play!" The pitcher thought he had the game won until he pitched the ball. You see Curtis knew I believed in him and so did the team. When the ball was pitched the runner on third took off and little Curtis squared around and bunted a perfect ball down third base line with the scoring run crossing the plate before anyone knew what happened.
Little Curtis needed the team more than we needed him. You see by the end of the season, two things happened. The team won the championship, and Curtis believed he was the best player on the team. Curtis was never the same, he couldn't have done it on his own, he had a little help from his friends.
Curtis now has completed college and was a starting ball player and not only did he play baseball but was a wrestler and football player.
I will never forget Curtis! He taught me and many others a life long lesson. Everyone needs somebody!

Many people focus on talents and abilities first, such as polishing their skills by taking courses to expand their knowledge base. But they forget building relationships along the way. Don't forget this foundational achievement. They are more than the "icing on the cake" in life. They are the cake, the very substance we need to live life successfully. The most important relationship you can have by the way is with Jesus Christ. It's not about keeping any religious rules or rights. It's just a relationship!
Maybe reach out to someone this year who you have observed around you who maybe doesn't have alot of friends. Do something nice for them this year.
One Christian principle I use often is, "people are interested in people who are interested in them!"

Me with the Word of God open in my last church