012 – Who You Surround Yourself with Matters

October 11, 2011 in Advisers, Video Blog with 12 Comments

Being self employed doesn’t mean you should do EVERYTHING by yourself. Yes, it DOES mean that you are responsible for the ultimate decisions that must be made, but you DON’T have to make those decisions in a vacuum that only includes YOU!

Today I make the case that Who You Surround Yourself with Matters. I make the case that you NEED to seek out and find TRUSTED advisers who you can bounce ideas off of and get honest feed back from.

Here’s the video:

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So as I said in the video, my friend ran his own business and he acknowledges that his business SUFFERED because he DID NOT have trusted advisers he could bounce ideas off of and get feedback from.

Don’t make the same mistake! Search out and find trusted advisers NOW! It could mean the difference between a struggling business and a THRIVING business!

And let me know if I can help!

~Ivan

  • Cindy Hirch

    Surrounding yourself with the right people is not only essential for filtering ideas for business and accountability, but to encourage you in the journey.

    • http://www.abetterwayofbusiness.com/ Ivan Bickett

      I COMPLETELY agree, Cindy! Thanks for jumping in this morning!

      ~Ivan

  • http://coachradio.tv/ Justin Lukasavige

    So true, Ivan. That’s why I count you as a close friend.

    • http://www.abetterwayofbusiness.com/ Ivan Bickett

      Thanks, Justin! This made me smile.

  • Archie

    Watching you buddy. So far, so good! And yup, Justin’s the man. and it looks like you have another great one on your side, Cindy’s pretty sharp on this stuff as well! :)

    • Cindy Hirch

      Thanks Archie! I love to encourage others and help them to believe in themselves and their God-given gifts.

      • http://www.abetterwayofbusiness.com/ Ivan Bickett

        And it shows!

    • http://www.abetterwayofbusiness.com/ Ivan Bickett

      I agree Archie, I’m VERY excited to have connected with Cindy! And I’m SO looking forward to getting to know her better!

  • http://fundamusic.com CurtisH

    Great post! Several questions:
    How did you find your advisers?
    How do you communicate with them? Phone, in person, email, Skype?
    How often do you communicate with them?
    What is your relationship with them? Do you pay them? Barter with them?

    • http://www.abetterwayofbusiness.com/ Ivan Bickett

      EXCELLENT question, Curtis!

      BLOG TOPIC! It’ll be early next week. I’ll let you know when it comes out!

  • Anonymous

    Ivan this is great! Even while I was watching the video, I thought “Huh. I never thought about it that way – that I should be bouncing my ideas off from others to improve on my own ideas.” So… having you share YOUR ideas with “us” helped me to improve on my own business ideas and helped me to realize I need to connect with a few people to bounce ideas off from… you of course have been one of them. :)

    • http://www.abetterwayofbusiness.com/ Ivan Bickett

      Why yes, yes I have. Glad to be on the journey with you!

      And you DEFINITELY need to connect with others. In the past I have been more of a Lone Ranger, doing everything on my own. Now, I see the value in learning from those who have gone before.

      Also in just learning from others in general. None of us have lived the exact same life so we’ll always have a little different take on things.

      Let me know how I can help you or Josh going forward!

      ~Ivan