How & Why We Construct a Personal Advisory Board

Construction of your personal or #career advisory board: a trend we’ve recently put a name to whose value pays immense dividends in #learning and perspective-building.

This Board consists of people doing what you do or want to do, people whose strengths are not yours and those whose experiences or achievements are ones you’d like to learn about or accomplish.

When constructing your board, think of potential new contacts and people you’ve known all your life, of colleagues past and present, and of people who are doing or hiring for the types of roles you want to do in the future.

It could be in a different industry or trade or role you’re considering. It could be people who are doing things better than you are in a certain area; learn and assimilate their process into yours.

Make contact, explain why you gravitated toward them and ask for time for guidance or advice.

Jim Rohn famously said that we are the average of the 5 people we spend the most time with.

Put a name to it, and make a concerted effort to surround yourself with people who will make you better.

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