In the following full 90+ minute session recording from The Hustle Project, you’ll learn three easy ways to surround yourself with passionate and successful people. We’ll also walk you step-by-step through some actions you can take to get the ball rolling:
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If you’re building a business online or off, one of the easiest ways to ensure your success is by surrounding yourself with other like-minded people.
There are enough “realistic” voices in your life already. You need to take power from the naysayers by bringing in more positive and encouraging voices.
By connecting with other passionate and successful entrepreneurs, you’ll find motivation, insight and (perhaps most importantly) you’ll gain from the accountability of regularly telling people about your goals and aspirations.
I credit connections with peers and mentors for much of any business success I’ve had personally. Together with innovation and hard work, making relationships with other entrepreneurs has helped me refine my ideas, develop valuable partnerships, get the word out about what I’m doing and find new opportunities as well as kept me from doing stupid time-wasting stuff and even from giving up entirely on a couple of occasions.
There are lots of ways to connect with like-minded mentors and peers. Adam Baker and I recently spent an entire session for The Hustle Project dedicated to ways to surround yourself with passionate and successful people.
I’d like to share that session with you, even if you’re not part of The Hustle Project, just as a thank you for reading my blog.
Watch the video and take the suggested actions, and you’ll find yourself with a lot more essential support in your life.
Then come back here and report on how you did. I want to hear what actions you took and how helpful they have been.
What techniques have you used to seek out and connect with other like-minded people? I’d love to hear it in the comments as well.
One of my main ways has been through commenting. People commenting on mine or I comment on theirs. It’s a nice way to get on someone’s radar. If the person is someone I want to get to know more, then the conversation can continue on Twitter or e-mail.
I’ve connected with some like minded people so far by just this way.
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That’s definitely a good way to connect with people, or at least to break the ice. I definitely notice when someone comments on my sites a couple of times. Thanks Benny!
I jumped on board with BrazenCareerist.com about a year ago. Just 4 months ago, I started blogging. The relationships I’ve built at Brazen have been phenomenal. Bloggers and entrepreneurs there push me to keep going, offer advice and insight, and really offer some great opportunities. I’ve guest blogged 4 times so far, built a modest Twitter following, found a career coach, and even got published one of my industry’s biggest online publications – and I have to say I wouldn’t have even considered doing these things without the ideas and encouragement from the folks at Brazen. It’s an AMAZING place to network with other bloggers, info product entrepreneurs, and genuinely creative and driven people. I definitely suggest it for anyone looking to build a stellar tribe.
Loved this! it synthesises a couple of approaches I’ve been using (and recommending to my clients) for a while now.
I’ve outlined them in these blog posts – hope it’s OK to share these?
The first is on the subject of dealing with critics in a way that maximises the constructive and minimises the destructive: http://cormackcarr.com/2011/05/01/coping-with-the-critics/
The second is on the subject you raise – how to surround yourself with the right people to support you on your path: http://cormackcarr.com/2010/04/20/dont-do-it-yourself-how-to-build-your-dream-team/
Ah, I love finding like minded people. My most productive times and best projects have come from when I found someone likeminded to work with. In fact, right now I am working on just such a project with a group of friends for the PayPal X developer contest.