Find Your Flock and Keep Growing!

This past year has been one of huge growth and change for everyone in business. I am sure you have felt the changes and shifts that happen on a near weekly basis. For entrepreneurs, keeping up with what your customers and clients are looking for can be a full time job in itself. 

 

How can you keep on top of all of this evolution? 

 

Find your people. 

 

What this means is that, even though many of us end up holing up inside our homes in pajamas, working behind the screen and the keyboard until all hours of the night from when we first get up, you still need to leave the house, meet people who work in the same field as you and talk to them.

 

Why? 

 

Because they struggle with all the same challenges you do and odds are you each have come up with different solutions to these challenges and pooling your resources will make things better for both of you.

 

A real live example... after I had a dinner with my mastermind group of lady entrepreneurs recently I had the best week of business Remabulous has ever seen. 

 

Why?

 

Because I had talked to my people about where the stuck points were and these four other amazing and talented entrepreneurs told me what they would have done if they were in my position in my business. I went and did it and had an amazing week.

 

So how can you do the same?

image: Shahriar Erfanian

 

Connect with other business owners and colleagues and meet up regularly to support each other, especially those who are further along in business than you.

 

Business is a lot like tennis: playing with a stronger player will improve your game. Make sure you do this frequently.

 

I challenge you to get out, meet with others, attend seminars and any trade industry events you can find. Most people are cutting back in this area of their spending right now. Big mistake!

 

Learning more and having the most information is the best way to give your clients the most value and for you to increase your business. Also, the advantage of getting out there now is that there is a smaller playing field since so many people are hiding out. Be the person who gets out, takes risks, makes connections, and has an impact on the field. 

 

I challenge you to research and sign up for a seminar or networking event that sounds fun and exciting to you this week. The results of connecting outside your office will speak for themselves.

 

Have a story about making connections and finding your flock you'd like to share? Please post it in the comments below.