Re-looked at this post from Rajesh Setty that has been languishing in my notes for a while. How might I put this into practice today, and every day?
Everyone is looking for more capacity as they pursue their dreams and/or as they take care of their pressing issues at hand. Since it is humanly impossible for me to personally add capacity to everyone that I meet, I have to tap into my extended network to see who are the people who can do that. Almost in parallel, I have to also filter out those people who can help AND also will benefit from the person I’m talking to.
An acronym to remember: BUILD
- Belief in my own ability to do this. A fundamental block to start.
- Understanding the process (I lifted the paragraph from that section)
- Intent to care and contribute. Have Right mindset
- Listening. Like really listening
- Doing. The practical aspects of doing this.
- 🤔 Fred Wilson’s double-opt-in (the other party must also be open to be connected).
- ✅ Draft well
- (automating the process!)
Source: Rajesh Setty LinkedIn post