Wednesday - How will the relationship you built teach you?

Written on 4:06 PM by J

When I began this journey with Brian and Omi, I set out on a quest. A quest for knowledge; a quest for understanding; a quest for wisdom…every quest is a part a larger quest to help young professionals/entrepreneurs communicate more effectively within the corporate environment. Thank you for joining me on this quest and us on the journey.

Self-help books author Ken Keyes stated “Everyone and everything around you is your teacher”. How will the relationship you built teach you?

Earlier today, I had a conversation with Brazen Careerist co-founder, Ryan Healy. He was precocious, knowledgeable, and wise in regards to the topic of creating our online resource. With a great understanding of what is needed to be successful, he shared with me a couple principles that I will keep in mind throughout this journey:

1) Be inclusive with other entrepreneur’s blogs: I concur; Companies with similar missions should stick together. We’re all helping the same generation here! With that in mind don’t forget to look into the following blogs: Employee Evolution, Twenty Set, Living the Start Up Life.
2) It is imperative gain support early: I concur; we have to gain the support our target audience, millennial entrepreneurs. Thankfully we both agreed creating a blog, which followed our path to launch, is a great idea!

Ryan is a wealth of knowledge and I look forward to speaking with him further in the future.

Relationships are important to any business endeavor! They serve as mentorship, can translate into revenue, or create a simple barter system, among many other things. Most people will scratch your back…trust me…but you have to be willing to scratch theirs. Also, many young professionals fail because they over think the relationship building process. Don’t ever think anyone is unreachable. With the social media outlets, the only person who may be impossible to contact is President Obama (I’M WORKING ON THAT). The key is to be genuine in your approach, people can sense when you aren’t. My relationship with Ryan Healy began on Facebook…from a Facebook message, to an email, to a phone call, to an illustrious future!

To allude back to Mr. Keyes’ quote, everyone around you knows something you do not. Someone has been through what you’re going through, it is just a matter of reaching out to the right persons. Teaching is not always done in a classroom and doesn’t have to come from a book. Teaching can come from a simple engagement in communication.

If you need any help or tips for reaching out and building a relationship feel free to contact me!

How will the relationship you built teach you?

-J