Mud Pies!
Remember them? Ha! Ha! I remember setting and making them with Keith, my child hood friend. We sat there and made those things, talked, laughed, dreamed and got very dirty in the process!
When I was a pastor I learned a lot about growth. Growth didn't come form technology. It didn't come from fresh methods and against religious popular belief, it didn't come from just prayer.
Growth came from "true relationships". Organic (authentic networking).
Before you read the rest of this post, ask yourself three questions:
1.) Can I name 3 people I work with by their first and last name?
2.) Do I know what their spouces names are (if single, why?)
3.) Do I know what their passion is?
Yes, technology was a great tool. Fresh methods were a must, but they were just that, methods. Prayer, yes it was/is a prerequisite, but it changed me not God.
If your brand, Church, Business, classroom, office, etc... is going to have that "stickability" actor. The relationships must start with you knowing who you are working with and for.
Know their families, there favorite foods, their passion, etc...
The more you get to know the true thing that makes your product stable (people) the more stable it becomes.
Want to rise to the top?
Plant from underground, with seed and cultivation of the seed. Yep, you will get dirty. But that is the fun of it all!
Have you and your team made any mud pies lately?
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Monday, January 18, 2010
The Right People
Who do you allow to talk to you?
Better yet, who are you listening to?
When you approach am issue, a problem, etc., what advice is in your arsenal?
Here are three types of people we MUST have in our life.
1. Connectors
They know everyone, and cab connect you to the group you need to target
2. Mavens
They know a lot of information about your target group
3. Sales people
They can take your product to your target group and sale it.
You nay know someone who holds all of these attributes or one. You may hold a couple of them yourself. The point is have them in your life. They need you, you need them and together you can cause what author, Malcolm Gladwell calls, "The Tipping Point. Its when your product or vision grows rapidly.
Who do you have in your life?
Better yet, who are you listening to?
When you approach am issue, a problem, etc., what advice is in your arsenal?
Here are three types of people we MUST have in our life.
1. Connectors
They know everyone, and cab connect you to the group you need to target
2. Mavens
They know a lot of information about your target group
3. Sales people
They can take your product to your target group and sale it.
You nay know someone who holds all of these attributes or one. You may hold a couple of them yourself. The point is have them in your life. They need you, you need them and together you can cause what author, Malcolm Gladwell calls, "The Tipping Point. Its when your product or vision grows rapidly.
Who do you have in your life?
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