8 Ways To Surround Yourself With Genius

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We're social animals.

Obviously! Somebody made that the title of their book! But as "solopreneurship" and lifestyle businesses continue to grow in popularity (and necessity) we are in danger of losing track of the importance of relationships. We are in danger of becoming recluses.

As we move toward an employless economy we are all the bosses. We have to be genius by make our own hours, we choose our work, and we choose who we see each day. These freedoms are also the forces that allow us to neglect each other.

If you're not by yourself then you may be spending time with negative people by default. It's easy to have lunch with that same shitty person every day just because it's the pattern you've fallen into.

Will and I both ran separate blogs before teaming up on StartupBros and the response we got individually was nothing compared to the instant creation of the StartupBros community. And it is a community - since Day One readers of this blog have been supporting each other and us. Combining our talents and blasting our energies together has multiplied our effect tenfold. The StartupBros Facebook group is full of entrepreneurs creating the kind of mastermind group I've been seeking out for years. The relationships being developed now will only grow stronger as we kick more ass together.

Start shaping your environment.

Stop hanging out with shitty people and find the ones who boost you up.

Simply put - your work can be boosted by the genius you surround it with.

Life is good when it's spent with good people.

Here is what I've done to create a "network" of people in my life that make it better every day:

1. What 20% of the people in your life create 80% of the goodness in it? Every one of us have people in our life we know we want to be spending more time with but don't. Write a list of the five best people in your life that you want to spend more time with. then write five ways to spend more time with each of those people.

2. What are the shittiest five people in your life? Write down what five people that you spend time with make you feel the worst. Eliminate them from your life. If you can't eliminate them then write down five ways to give them less power in your life.

3. Events. As a rule, I don't like "networking" events. Everyone is bumping around from person to person passing out cards with a fake title on them and wondering how much money the person in front of them will make them. This isn't true with all of them but it's just the feeling I get. My favorite way to meet new people is to go to conferences about interesting things and chat with people there.

4. Meeting friends of friends is a great way to skip a lot of the B.S. that comes with meeting someone cold. I'm constantly amazed at the friends my friends have.

5. Be interested. Find out about your friends and see what they're doing and thinking.

6. The inspired or drained test. After each interaction you have with someone take note of how you feel.

7. Project. Involve yourself in a project that will put you in contact with the people you want to be around.

8. StartupBros. If you're here then you're interested in entrepreneurship. You're motivated to do the things that others just talk about. You're probably just a big badass. But maybe you're having a tough time finding out exactly how to finish a step. Maybe you're finding inspiration to take that next step. Maybe you are trying to connect with more people building great things. Whatever you're trying to do - take advantage of StartupBros. If you have a specific business question then ask it in the comments or get in our Facebook group. There are all sorts of entrepreneurs bustling around here - retail, tech, affiliate marketing, anything you can think of. Email us if you want. We're in love with this community and want to see it grow and grow and grow.

Somewhere along the way we forgot the importance of human relationships. In corporations you're expected to step on others to climb the 'ladder'. In a business run from home it's tough to remember that you need other people.

Even when you're working alone, you're on a team. Shape that team into something that inspires and energizes you.

Don't let shitty people suck your energy and time. Save it all for those who you deem deserving.

Refocus your relationships and watch as your life is transformed. Be a Genius

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