I'm A Cheater

Good Morning Rogues!

This Saturday is special to me because it marks another year around the Sun.

The other piece of why that’s significant is that my preferred method of setting and tracking goals is based on my birthday instead of the new year.

That means I get the chance to review everything tonight to see what happened according to plan, what I was extremely wrong about, and what I didn’t see was possible.

With starting this new business about a year ago, the way my expectations line up with reality have been more misaligned (for better and for worse) for the entire year.

There’s plenty to be learned in that, but it makes some of my ideas for “goals” from a year ago seem comical.

After getting a true chance to reflect and learn something there, I’ll catch you guys up next week.

What’s on my mind today is the power in leaning on others for experience.

Being able to reach out to friends and acquaintances with experience this week has made a profound impact on some big decisions I had to make.

We learn in school that asking others for help is “cheating” and will get you kicked out of school.

The unfortunate repercussion of that is that we often internalize the message that we have to do everything on our own - which couldn’t be further from the truth.

In the real world, we cheat off each others papers.

Ask for help. I do it all the time, and almost always get it.

I called a guy this week because I know he had experience with an issue I’m going through in my business and he was happy to help and gave me some great insights.

Keep in mind, I’ve only seen this guy twice in my life in group settings, but I got his number from a mutual connection and called.

“Hey Guy - this is Rush (so and so’s friend). I’ve got a situation that I think you’ve got some experience with and I was wondering if you could give me your thoughts?”

Literally just like that. I said that exact sentence and a man that makes $1,000,000+ a year gave me 40 minutes of his time for free.

I think we have a natural connection and I’m hoping that conversation has even opened the door for a friendship!

It’s funny how the world works that way. Our common experiences have certainly intersected now.

Don’t be afraid to ask for help!

If you’re trying to make a decision that you’re unsure about - take 2 steps:

1. Think about who you know who has experience (and call them!)

2. If you don’t know anyone with experience, call someone you trust and ask them if they know someone with experience.

You don’t want to be the first guy to walk through a minefield, and the chances are that you don’t have to be.

Someone else has “been there, done that” and made all of the mistakes.

Save yourself the time, money, and heartache of “doing it yourself” and get some help!

If you think there’s something I might have experience with that could help, shoot me a message and lets chat!

Thanks for being on this journey with me.

Let’s keep winning together!

Forever Forward,

Rush

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