In November of 2012 I decided to join professional network/entrepreneurial brain trust.
The rationale was simple, successful people don’t succeed on their own.
There are two parts to the program:
- Monthly interviews with a wide array of brilliant people, masters and advisors that have helped countless people with productivity, health, psychology, and more
- Membership to an exclusive community of ambitious professionals to hold you accountable, encourage you, and help you live a Rich Life
I read as much (or more) than anyone I know, but reading is a time consuming endeavor.
This brain trust provides access to knowledge, wisdom and proven strategies that top performers use to…
- Get more done
- Stay focused
- Earn more money
Below is a video preview and my notes from Michael Williams discussing, among other things, how to stand out successfully and impress your boss.
- What is the one thing my boss cares about the most?
- Focus on what IT is, not what contributes to IT.
- Focus on it first when you’re fresh and motivated.
- Make it crystal clear what you’re accomplishing
- Share in monthly reports (focus on your *BIG* wins)
- Optimize your strengths on the influence that will maximize the most important metric(s).
- Work on things that get you as close to the bottom line as possible.
- This is why top sales people usually make more than other things like PR and marketing that can be harder to quantify
- Don’t always keep squeezing the lemon; just add another one
- Knock the *MAIN THING* out of the park and they’ll forgive you for other metrics/KPIs
- In fundraising, yes you want to increase national awareness, but most important thing is raising money.
- A great question to ask others/your boss: “What does success look like to you?”
- Understand the deeper motivations of why this is important
- Pick one thing to learn that will have huge impact
- Michael’s example = copywriting royalties
- Find people already doing this, ask them how.. the specific transitional point from X to Y.
- Don’t dwell on collecting knowledge, but applying it along the way
- Keep asking questions… Ask questions that get progressively smarter and more challenging
- A huge misconception is that you need to read everything (<– I’m guilty of this.)
- Find 2-3 that really resonate and apply what you learn.
- How can I get 1% better at one aspect of my life?
- I’m going to read 15 pages/day
- I’m going to the gym 3x/week
- In the early stages (of your career) optimize for learning instead of money.
- There will be certain times where you want to optimize for credibility (a certain client).
- Work with clients that will boost your chances of working with other top clients.
- Learning how to manage recovery and build in time to recharge is very important.
- Example: Rest after a big product launch
- When top performers learn something new, they take a bias towards action.
- You get a lore more “what if” questions and resistance from regular people.
- Ask: Does this pass the ‘sniff test’?
- 1 out of 10 big successes is all it takes (VC mindset)
- Top performers go beyond skills (a commodity) and evaluate the potential relationship.
- When things get tough, can I count on this person?
- You have to give up stuff that looks good so that you’re in a position to double down on stuff that looks great.
- Always take 10x the amount of time if it will return 100x the amount of results.
- Attending expensive events gets you in front of people capable of attending those types of events.
- Big career jumps come as a result of focusing on the basics.
- Even if you disagree with someone’s opinion or subject matter, you can still learn something from them.
- Challenge: Once a day tell someone in your life a thorough thank you, explaining to that person how they helped you.
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