How you can be influential in your circle?

Being interested and being interesting. I was not sure about this before and I was not much clear about how being interested can help you.. And how it help you to communicate and make you good in your relationships.
I read a chapter from the book “How to win friends and influence people ”. In which writer tells how the people make changes in their lives or their relationships by being interested. And how this attitude help you and the others. I am surprised to know that just being interested can solve a lot of your problems and the others also. And it take less time to make you popular in your circle instead of being interesting. Because a lot of time is required to be interesting.
I could not say that I am a person who didn’t like to talk people or feel shyness to communicate with them. But I am selective to make best friends. I am always in good terms with each of my classmate and my surrounding people but I never show much interest in all of them lives.But I always try to help them how much I k.ow about their problems. Before reading this I always thought that it’s the most personal thing to ask. And i think we should not interfere in others matters..
But I read this chapter and apply it by asking some questions from my friends and how much I have interest in their lives. I was surprised to know that this little thing make my relationship more strong with them and I am able to show them how much really they matter me. And it also make me to feel good.And I learned that it will help me a lot in future..
So I suggest to be good in friendship and be influential in your surroundings try to be interested instead of being interesting..😊😊😊