Look For The Helpers...Birds Of A Feather...

As a life-long entrepreneur, I play to win at the game of life. Some other serious entrepreneurs like Ted Turner will tell you that money is how we keep score in this game. For the most part, it's hard to argue with that assessment. We all need a certain amount of money to survive and do the things that we want to do. Money makes today's world go around in a lot of ways.

However, making money isn't the only thing that socially responsible people or businesses should focus on. Too many of us have done that for too long and we are beginning to see the repercussions of that type of "growth mindset."

Find helpers...

I love Mr. Rodgers because some of his simple advice has really made a huge impact on my life as well as millions of others.

I think about this quote often and apply it to many different aspects of my everyday life.

I look for the helpers and I also strive to be one. Helping others makes me feel good and raises my self-worth. Helping others also helps me find like-minded people that might help me or someone in my network in some way down the road.

I made the decision to join the Entrepreneur’s Organization (#EO #FortWorth) in 2013 because I heard there were helpers in the group that would give me support, tools, and connections to take my business to the next level. It's one of the best decisions in my life for many reasons. The other EO members did more than help me scale up and successfully sell my business. EO members are always there to help each other in so many ways it's hard to list them all. 

I've also found a lot of helpers in networking groups like #SPN & #ProjectHelpYouGrow right here on LinkedIn. Join the groups and connect with the helpers within them. You'll be glad you did if you remain consistent for a bit. The more you engage positively the more you will learn and the more support you will receive.

Your social media buddies can be your best advertising...

Social media is changing the game in advertising. People are spending more and more time on social media every single day. Look at the growth of LinkedIn over the last two for example.

There are a lot of people that can help you with advertising yourself or your business to different degrees on LinkedIn. However, the people that really launch their brands to the next level are the ones plugging into the right networks and making friends.

You should tap into as many different spheres of influence as possible because you don't know whom knows who. You also don't know what you don't know until you see it somewhere else.

If you lay out your profile correctly advertising on social media boils down to creating engagement of any kind. Asking the right questions and making constructive comments (after making a strong profile or company page) on other people's posts is the best advertisement on LinkedIn.

Birds of a feather...

It's not just about saying the right things or making good comments.

If you want to identify someone's character or goals you only need to look as far as the company that they keep. Make the decision to start surrounding yourself with successful entrepreneurs, creative minds, and people that truly care about others. Surround yourself with positive people doing positive things and positive things will begin to happen.

Be mindful and pay attention to both people's words as well as their actions. Look for people that do more than say the right things. Look for people that put things into action that really help others.

If you're not sure what to look for please ask in the comments below. I would love to start a positive conversation about things we could all be doing a little bit better.

What type of help or direction are you looking for?

What things, habits, or traits should we look for in people and perhaps integrate into our daily lives? How can we become better helpers?

About the author?

Craig Wasilchak is the founder and CEO of Crushing B2B Digital Strategies. He is also an active member of the Entrepreneur Organization, as he is the owner of a business earning over $1M in sales annually.

Crushing B2B Digital Strategies is a Dallas-Fort Worth area-based company that teaches CEOs, C-Level Execs, & Entrepreneurs how to grow their business value by using success systems for LinkedIn, other social media platforms, and SEO. Crushing B2B offers a variety of Social Selling & LinkedIn training, Branding & Lead Generation systems that are proven to convert digital sales conversations into profits.

As a B2B Mentor that has extensive skills in Leadership, Mentoring, and Entrepreneurial skills, Craig loves to share his amazing business journey and help others achieve their maximum success.

Craig has built and sold multi-million dollar businesses over the last 25 years. Now, with Crushing B2B Digital Strategies, his goal is to teach other entrepreneurs how to grow and run profitable businesses in a disrupted business world utilizing practical business strategies. If you wish to connect with Craig here on LinkedIn, just send an invite! You are also more than welcome to subscribe to his YouTube Channel "The B2B Lead Generation Movement”.