Focusing your Energies: Tip #10 Increasing your Circle of Knowledge
We’re on Day 10 of a 30-day special on methods to increase our success-building habits.
Tip 10 is important to me and ties in with the idea that we all work, live, and share in concentric circles of community. Your current circle of friends determines to a large extent:
1) your ability to find work, leads, or referrals
2) your income and expenses (we are typically within 15% of the net worth of those in our peer groups)
3) your invitations to gatherings, events, and celebrations
So, if our current circle of friends is where we’re currently at, then one way to increase our abilities and our understanding is to “push” a little bit and find someone who is out of your “comfort zone.”
For example, in the last few years, I’ve increased my circle of friends who are into finance and investing: this has helped tremendously! My hedge fund manager friends, who work exclusively with accredited investors, talk about short and long stocks, trends in the market, and different industries: ideas that I didn’t have an opportunity to discuss with my non-finance friends.
Are you interested in being the best that you can be, achieving your full potential, and unlocking the keys to your own success? If so, find others who are at the top of their game: these are individuals who are the very best at what they do: they are maestras and masters.
Once you find these individuals (and make sure they’re not “poseurs”), make sure to take time to interact with them, learn from them, and share with them.
And don’t be shy! The very people you are seeking are also seeking you, and I’m sure you’ll make some great, lasting, lifelong friendships.
Here is my 2007 affirmation that I’d like to share with you: feel free to use it:
Monica S. Flores is an author, educator, and speaker.
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