Have you ever heard the phrase "Your net worth is determined by your network?" How about the one your mother always said, "You become like those you hang out with?"
These phrases refer to the power and influence of association. When we were young, we may not have given much thought to who we were hanging out with, we just wanted to have fun and fit in. But as adults, and especially in business, the truth is that association can have a major impact on your success. The question is do you want to be like who you're hanging out with?
Association - Just Human Nature
Humans are social beings and association is a powerful force that can shape your life. Association influences the way you think and behave. It's very easy to conform to the "norm" of the group you hang with and if you decide you don't like the norm, it takes a major effort to break from the group. Rest assured that the group will fight back, but the benefits of associating with people you want to be like far outweigh the perceived loss of breaking away from your group.
The Benefits of Association
There are several benefits of association, the primary one being that associating with people who bring/give value to you will help you reach higher levels of success. By surrounding yourself with successful people, you pick up clues about their success. You learn how they think and how they behave. You learn how they view things and how they handle different situations, and you can emulate and incorporate their methods into your own thought patterns and behavior.
Another benefit is that you shorten your learning curve because you are learning from their experience. Experience is a great teacher, but why not learn from someone else's instead of going through it yourself?
Ultimately you end up building value in yourself, which makes you more attractive to potential customers and prospects, thus bringing you closer to success.
Methods of Association
Unfortunately, many of us don't have ready access to successful people. But there are three methods of association that will give you the next best thing, reading about successful people, listening to audios from and about successful people, and attending events with successful people. These three methods involve all your senses and greatly contribute to shaping you success.
Reading: Successful people read, but they don't just read anything. They read about other successful people, they read about leaders, they read about how to be successful, and they read about how to improve themselves.
Listening: Audios, whether CDs, MP3s, tapes, etc., are a great way to learn from other successful people. You get to hear from the "horse's mouth" so to speak, and you get the benefit of listening over and over again, so you can really absorb the message.
Attending: Major events within your business area can take months and years off your learning curve. Direct exposure to successful people in your specialty area catapults you to a new level because seeing is believing. Belief in your business and in yourself grows and your credibility is strengthen because you absorb the knowledge and energy that permeates the event.
Conclusion
Association through reading, listening, and attending events is about educating yourself and preparing yourself for success. Take what you learn and implement the thinking strategies and behaviors of those you admire and who have accomplished what you want in life. The results will be greater success, both income and respect. But the best reward will becoming the best of who you were meant to be.
Happy Business Building,
Yoli
These phrases refer to the power and influence of association. When we were young, we may not have given much thought to who we were hanging out with, we just wanted to have fun and fit in. But as adults, and especially in business, the truth is that association can have a major impact on your success. The question is do you want to be like who you're hanging out with?
Association - Just Human Nature
Humans are social beings and association is a powerful force that can shape your life. Association influences the way you think and behave. It's very easy to conform to the "norm" of the group you hang with and if you decide you don't like the norm, it takes a major effort to break from the group. Rest assured that the group will fight back, but the benefits of associating with people you want to be like far outweigh the perceived loss of breaking away from your group.
The Benefits of Association
There are several benefits of association, the primary one being that associating with people who bring/give value to you will help you reach higher levels of success. By surrounding yourself with successful people, you pick up clues about their success. You learn how they think and how they behave. You learn how they view things and how they handle different situations, and you can emulate and incorporate their methods into your own thought patterns and behavior.
Another benefit is that you shorten your learning curve because you are learning from their experience. Experience is a great teacher, but why not learn from someone else's instead of going through it yourself?
Ultimately you end up building value in yourself, which makes you more attractive to potential customers and prospects, thus bringing you closer to success.
Methods of Association
Unfortunately, many of us don't have ready access to successful people. But there are three methods of association that will give you the next best thing, reading about successful people, listening to audios from and about successful people, and attending events with successful people. These three methods involve all your senses and greatly contribute to shaping you success.
Reading: Successful people read, but they don't just read anything. They read about other successful people, they read about leaders, they read about how to be successful, and they read about how to improve themselves.
Listening: Audios, whether CDs, MP3s, tapes, etc., are a great way to learn from other successful people. You get to hear from the "horse's mouth" so to speak, and you get the benefit of listening over and over again, so you can really absorb the message.
Attending: Major events within your business area can take months and years off your learning curve. Direct exposure to successful people in your specialty area catapults you to a new level because seeing is believing. Belief in your business and in yourself grows and your credibility is strengthen because you absorb the knowledge and energy that permeates the event.
Conclusion
Association through reading, listening, and attending events is about educating yourself and preparing yourself for success. Take what you learn and implement the thinking strategies and behaviors of those you admire and who have accomplished what you want in life. The results will be greater success, both income and respect. But the best reward will becoming the best of who you were meant to be.
Happy Business Building,
Yoli
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