¿Como conseguí
The highest paid job I’ve ever had? Several business friends asked me
If I was interested, work during college? a friend’s brother
I leave the position and recommended. In my youth when I was in situations
Precarious Where did I eat? Not with one but with many friends. When I looked for a
School to study and play basketball in the United States How did I get it? A
My father’s friend recommended him and linked to the director. When are you looking for a scholarship
to finish college? a secretary who had been supported by my
family, when should a company be established as an entrepreneur of few
pesos? A renowned lawyer and friend helped. When did my father die and were
What to do paperwork and certified and notarized stationery? a friendly lawyer whose notary uncle made us
the simplest route. When do you need?
help, because my vehicle broke down? The father of great friends helped me
tow the vehicle. This is the power
of relationships, we may not realize the treasure and value of the
Social capital.
Social capital can help us to be visible in business, connect with
others, perhaps until you get customers, open doors that were closed or are
closed for others. If we have it, perhaps we have not taken advantage of it, and if not
we have surely our opportunities, growth and development could be
Limited. In fact, one of the main causes of poverty is the reduced socio-labour network, which is nothing more than capital.
personal social.
But how
Is this social capital cultivated? Here are some points for
Get the most out of this treasure that is available to everyone:
1) value diversity; They told me “Memo
You lack the world”, “the world” has no limits, there is much to know and to know it requires
open mind and leave our comfort zone, begins by listening to the
who think differently from you, then accept them with their different points of
view, that you don’t agree doesn’t mean you can’t have a connection, so
As we are different in some things we can have similarities in
others. The University of Chicago found
that “probably it is not just who you are or what you know what gives you a
advantage, but simply who you will become by virtue of whom you spend time with,
The most disadvantaged people usually hang out with people just as
disadvantaged while the most favored usually involve people
with different opinions and practices”.
2) Make a habit of forming community: get involved
In social, sports, social support groups, that are of interest to you but
Go one step further, meet the members, of their life because they are there,
Because they decided to go to that kind of dance, yoga, because they started playing
golf, and more importantly if they have activities, meetings participate in them
Even if you don’t know anyone, conversations with avid golf player threw
that the time spent together generates very valuable conversations and exchanges
From a business, personal and social point of view.
3) Get Mentors: This Strategy
It is used mainly in business, but the practice is not limited to
this area, locate people you admire and ask if they could be your mentor in
Academic development, for your relationship you can invite
frequently to some other couple to dinner, in sport you can get to
a friend who is more advanced than you to request his feedback,
etc. The most important point at
requesting mentors is not only about asking for support but also establishing the
Path by which feedback will happen, could be a call every 15 days,
or it could be a face-to-face meeting, or a 20-minute video call once a day.
MONTH Remember the important thing is not only the one who but also the how.
4) “Pay in advance”: Don’t wait for
Receive help for your offer Help, an Upwardly Mobile study and the
Pepperdine University found that “effective networking in life
professional requires something more than connections or friends, it requires going through that
barrier and focus on what really
important deep relationships that generate mutual benefit”, and the best way
to build these relationships is through helping first without waiting to be
helped people will surely respond to this help thinking about
us and seeking in the same way to be of value.
5) Keep in touch: we all have
experienced how complicated it is to follow the footprint of that WhatsApp group
of our primary class, in fact, we are not saying that you should know
the life of all of them in depth is complicated but impossible, which
we have to be aware is that maintaining contact with the people of the
past can open the doors of the future.
If they have a generation meeting, worry about attending, you never know
which is what can happen, who you can find or even find out about
who is no longer
6) Apply for help: the point
important and where many fear as a result of the comfort zone itself and what they will say
the others is to request the help that can be valuable, often not
We request the reference, or recommendation for thinking what others will think,
Remember if you have built solid relationships you don’t have to worry about and if
After reading this you don’t dare to ask for help, ask yourself
First if they asked me for this, would you do it? The safest thing is that the answer
be yes, do not hesitate more that the saying is wise by telling us that “to whom
God speaks does not hear him”.
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@memoasiain He is an entrepreneur and international speaker. He has
Developed “Startups” that have raised capital from investors
international. It has more than 900 conferences given in Mexico and
United States, shares a passion for social development, currently promotes
Equal opportunities as ambassador of the #HeForShe initiative of
United Nations.
