People are worried about the economy right now. Resources that were available 2 years ago aren’t so readily available now. This is the time to start getting creative and clear on the reources that you have at your disposal that don’t cost anything more than your time. The people in your life are one such asset.
I was a victim of ignoring all of the resource and opportunity that I came in contact with on a day-to-day basis. I finally woke up about 2 years ago and asked friends and family a simple question, “What are you up to?” You may not be thinking that this is ground breaking and it’s not. I was so focused on daily activities that most of my questions involved where we were going for dinner or when our next get together was. I never asked meaningful questions about what people were doing to create change in the world. The crazy thing is that when I started asking, it turns out that I knew some pretty amazing people who also knew some pretty amazing people. (I promise I’m not bragging, they are most likely friends of mine because of pity.)
When I discovered this, it was like a whole other door opened up in my life. I was able to create a support structure for the creation of ideas, access to relationships for mentoring, access to skills that I didn’t/don’t possess. I didn’t pay for much of it up front is the great part. The even better part is that I have been able to create partnerships that are win/win as well.
Once you get clear on what you want. Start looking at your resources, particularily with regards to the human capital around you. Tapping this resource will be key in 2009 to continuing your move forward as an entrepreneur. No one is successful by themselves. We all have help along the way. We just need to know who to ask and how to ask for it.
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