So often we hear that ‘your network is your net worth’, and time after time this is proven to be the case. Jim Rohn famously said that ‘we are the average of the five people we spend the most time with’. So how much time are you willing to invest in your network? A few hours a month? A day here and there? With that kind of contact, what kind of rapport and relationships are you able to create with people. The answer will likely be that you can create a base level of rapport, find some shared interests, exchange some useful information, maybe a little more. You will certainly be adding people to your network but will they make it to your inner circle. Will those environments and encounters create the kind of conditions where those deeper connections can be made?
Now, what happens when you take a group of ambitious and dedicated people to a beautiful location for a week (ie the Italian Lakes) with a specific purpose? Seven days in an inspiring location with dedicated and supportive people. That’s when amazing things can happen. That’s when you have people moving towards the next best version of themselves and accessing new levels. We’re talking another level of:
*thinking and ideas
*belief (in yourself and in what is possible)
*friendship (the inner circle kind)
*support (the kind to see you through any situation)
And putting these elements together – physically, mentally and emotionally, these are the kind of experiences that lead to:
*levelling up (and raising your bar of ‘normal’)
*massive action
*new found momentum
*new joint ventures
*lifelong friendships
*trajectory changing for the better
This week we have collectively immersed ourselves in learning, action taking, comfort zone stretching, and a healthy dose of fun [meals, drinks, F1 Grand Prix]. There have been transformations in each and everyone present as we transition from consuming mode to creating mode. So much has been created this week, that will be of massive value to others, because we ignited the four key ingredients of productivity –
#1 SETTING SPECIFIC GOALS
#2 MEASUREMENT OF PROGRESS
#3 THE POWER OF DEADLINES
#4 MASSIVE ACCOUNTABILITY
Since we become like the people that we (choose to) expose ourselves to, it makes sense that we can accelerate our personal growth in whatever direction we desire by spending time with people who already are living out parts of who you want to become.
In what part of your life do you want to ‘level up’ and how are you investing in your network to do that?