On your journey, help as many as you can along the way
Approach your life with abundance, not scarcity. Whether its customers, employees, or others...lead with generosity
It’s so important to help people along the way on their journey.
In helping them, you may be helping yourself as well because they will remember you for what you did. Those memories are what can push your career forward and create opportunities for you to help even more people - creating a cycle of growth and support.
Showing generosity and community building is a great way to build social capital with those around you in any industry.
Your legacy is defined in part by what you built and how many people you helped. I've been following this person's success for a couple of years, and the last 24 hours as they started their new position at Andreessen Horowitz have been so exciting to watch. The tweet that he put out announcing his decision got an overwhelming amount of support from people who said it wasn't just about congratulating him; rather, they wanted to share the anecdote which is why they were congratulating him. Noting the impact he's had on their lives.
I thought this was remarkable because even if these are a varied group of people who don't know each other, they're all rooting for him.
It creates a powerful halo effect around the whole of who you are, not just your reputation. The more he helped people with what they need, the more it seemed to come back to him in the form of social capital.
Personally, I have found that when people see me as someone who is interested in helping them succeed, it makes my job easier and allows me interesting opportunities to do some cool things for their companies.
After hearing his impactful work in our industry, I automatically admired him more. The people who I also respected were the ones who told me about what he did for their professional careers.
I am fascinated by stories about people who are so open and engaging (professionally speaking). They inspire others to do their best work, rather than get discouraged when faced with a challenge. People notice your reputation... the more you support the dreams of other folks, the more those around you appreciate it.
They want to give you "props." Not just props on the win, but props on how you got there...and how you impacted them.
When you're an entrepreneur or a professional, it's important to be respected for how many people you aid. That carrying the reputation of someone who made others' dreams become reality is why social capital translates to other opportunities. It is all about having an abundance mentality. Sharing your ideas and sharing the things that make you unique which were often passions and belief systems.
You must be yourself and openly engage with others, otherwise, they won't know who you are. You need to "show up."
What I really hope to one day have - is for people that were helped by KnowCap, in the past, to also be able to say they’ve been a part of our journey forward.