Increasing My Circle
It’s become clear, I need to increase my circle. My circle of influence and my circle of friends isn’t enough at the moment. It’s shrank considerably over the last five years. I’ve been travelling, developing another skillset, and I haven’t really developed many new contacts. It’s quite obvious, but unintentional. I’ve invested my time in honing my writing and communications skills, now I must integrate those skills with my existing ones used to create and maintain relationships.
The reason my circle needs to grow is rather simple. My existing one hasn’t and obviously can’t get where I’m going. If it could, it would have by now. I’ll need to expand. I’ll have to get out of my comfort zone, meet those willing and capable of assisting and accelerating my progress, and nurture those relationships. This will need to be my constant theme until I’ve generated enough momentum where I stop searching and others seek me out.
The day will come when others will search for me and my abilities. But they can’t seek me out if they don’t know I exist. I have to do my part which is finding and nurturing relationships with individuals and organizations that’ll sing my praises. Praises of me, my abilities, and my willingness to serve by accelerating the growth of others.
Today, Tuesday, October 25, 2022, I am grateful that:
I’m beginning to analyze myself. What I do well and not so well. It’s through self examination and lessening weaknesses, one truly grows.
I followed the advice of Sherman and submitted a slower version of me speaking. We’ll see how this works in the future for upcoming projects.
I’m making progress with business. I’ve submitted profiles and work requests for three freelancing sites over the last few days. It’ll be interesting to see how these activities manifest in tangible results, hopefully financial dividends will result.
Is your circle getting you where you’d like to be?
How can you change things if it isn’t?
How will you maintain those relationships if it is?
Be Great. Be Grateful!!!