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25 Daily Practices that Executives Credit for Continuous Self-Growth
Seek Advice from Mentors Regularly
Consistently reaching out to mentors, coaches, and business friends to ask for their advice, challenge me on my assumptions, and share their encouragement has been game-changing for my professional life and the growth of my businesses. Nearly every day, I reach out to someone in my network to tap their wisdom, seek their advice, or debrief a failure.
This regular practice has led to incredible benefits. Of course, in reaching out, I learn new concepts and strategies that I can employ immediately. In several cases, these conversations have led me to develop new service lines or systems. Entrepreneurship is often a lonely endeavor. The support and encouragement of friends and colleagues is so helpful in pressing through frustrating and stressful times.
Finally, regularly asking others for their advice creates loyalty toward you because they become invested in you. For me, that loyalty has translated into warm lead referrals, influencer introductions, and new talent connections.
Most people I reach out to are honored that I would ask. People love being helpful and are often highly generous with their time and their counsel. The key is to reach out and ask for help.
