This month at Get Momentum, we are focused on Becoming (a Better) Connector, and learning how to Leverage Your Network.

 

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You Are the Net Worth of…

Learning the tools, skills and tactics I’ll teach you this month, you can add (hundreds of) thousands of dollars to your bank account, travel to cities you only dreamed of visiting, and advance your career faster than you thought possible. For over 15 years I’ve done those things and more…And, when I track back to the foundation of my own success and positive (and learning!) experiences, this success is based on the community I surround myself with and the communities I distance myself from.

I know you’re busy, so here is something you can do today. Take out a pen and a piece of paper/journal/new journal. On top of that page, write a date that is 6 to 12 months in the future (if you’re reading this today, sometime next June or December or so…). Then, write a page or so about what you’d like that day/week/month/quarter/semester/year to be like. Just one vignette, one slice of your life. Use your imagination … That is, image-in what your own version and definition of success would look, sound and/or feel like. Then, as a way to get closer to that vision, pretend you’re there, or well on your way to achieving that vision you can image-in.

1. What Would You Ask?

Pretend you’re there. [Literally: PRE: before, ahead of time; TENDRE: to have, to hold] What are the questions you’ll have to have asked in order to get there? What would you need to learn? For example, when I signed my book contract with a major publisher, and the deadline from contract to finished draft was 146 days, I new I was going to have to answer certain questions.

How do I travel as much as I do, and write as much as I need?
How do I organize my writing so that I get it “as close as possible” to right the first or second time?
How do get through the depressing moments that I know will come when I’m facing that blank page/screen and NEED to continue writing?

2. Who Would You Ask?

The whole purpose of learning how to Be a (Better) Connector this month is to prepare you AND show you how to build the network you’ll need for the next level of your life. Go back to that vision statement you’ve drafted at the beginning of this post. Review the questions you came up with in section 1. Then, put one or two person’s names next to each question. Wonder (aloud!) who could help you answer the questions you’ve come up with…this could be the boost you need to get to your next “there.”

3. When Would You Ask?

Ok, so you know WHAT to ask, and you know WHO to ask. That leaves me with an important question: “When will you ask them?” Seriously, when will you take that opportunity and reach out to the people you think would/could/might/will help you?

Timing Is Everything

That one question, perhaps, is the most important thing to consider of the four questions I’m asking you to answer with this post. Seriously, will you position yourself to be able to ask this question today, this week, next month, or “later”? (Side note: Later never really is here, it’s always now, and saying “later” is a way to put things off for some time at some point when you’ll ultimately decide it’s “now”.)

and…4. What Would You Give?

Ok, I’ve been driving to get to this question throughout this entire post. In fact, it’s the entire PURPOSE of studying our Get Momentum theme this month. Become a Connector/Leverage Your Network is all about starting with a give in mind.

Start With a Give In Mind

You have so much to offer. In fact, during week THREE of the Momentum Module this month, you’ll spend 5 days identifying, outlining, and positioning the “offers” you have so that over the next few months you can strategically “give … so you can ask.”

The opportunities you see “show up” over the next few months are going to come from the the people you know, the places you go, and the visions you’ll let yourself envision. Want to increase those opportunities? Build new connections, be a giver, and leverage your network. Invite a friend and join us at Get Momentum.