Its true: We all get by with a little help from our friends.

Take a moment and think about where you are in life today. Chances are, you got there thanks in part to a much-needed push or a well-timed pull from someone looking out for you -- even if that momentum came in the simple form of encouraging words.

The key to living a full, successful life is to recognize and celebrate those unseeming yet defining moments when someones words of wisdom were just the nudge you needed to help you chart your course. Thats why weve partnered with the 2016 Chevrolet Malibu to bring you these six readers stories of the best advice they were ever given -- and how it continues to guide their life to this day.

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