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As kids we learn to pump our legs back and forth to slowly gather momentum on a swing. Almost like magic we start to move. In no time we are soaring.
Life can be that simple. Not always but more often than you think.
Sometimes it's all in the technique. Here are some things that have helped me:
- Grow and nourish your network. This is your greatest asset, we all need people cheering in our corner.
- Find people who are interested in what you are doing and ask them millions of questions. Don't always be in sales mode.
- Go to fewer conferences, they are rarely a source of deep connection.
- Don't ask people if they like your idea. It doesn't matter (unless they are investors!!).
- Do it because you HAVE to, not because you think it will make you rich. An unrelenting desire to build something new will take you a lot further than a deep desire for cash-ola.
- Ask for money and you will get advice. Ask for advice and you will get money. Mostly because the advice-asking helps you build deeper connection, but it's also a softer sell so people are more likely to lean in.
- Do the thing you don't want to do. Hate building projections, build projections. Hate cold-calls and networking, do that. Hate pitching...you guessed it. I'm not saying this to be a hard-ass...it's just where you will likely find new sources of information and richness for what you are doing.
- Create a momentum to-do list of little things you can achieve to keep you moving. A lot of the time it can feel like you are doing doggy-paddle in the middle of the ocean. Knowing you have done something tangible will give you the sense you are making progress.
- Take time for yourself. Your mental and physical health are game-changers. Exercise, walk, meditate, dance. Anything daily. Preferably 30 minutes but I'll take 5 minutes of nose-breathing.
Shine Bright.