The key is building deeper levels of networking that are beneficial to both at each node.
How to identify key industry figures
Get closer to the successful guys who can help shape your career.
1. Look inside your organisation
Your place of employment could be teeming with inspirational and influential people. Pretoria-based career coach Goodnews Cadogan says: “I always used to tell my clients: ‘If you do not have a friend or two who operate in the same space as you do (and they are excellent at it), you are not likely to be a high valued employee, leader or entrepreneur.' It all begins with personal associates, and is followed by professional and industry associations, coupled to continued professional development.”
He says the moment you make a conscious choice to lead a professional life, “life-long learning is the twin to which you have to commit, but with friends and associates who give you support.”
3. Use media resources
If you’re hell-bent on having Donald Trump and Richard Branson as your key influencers, you can use their literature to map your own success story. Cadogan warns that you won’t be operating in the same field of play as they do. “Branson’s Screw It, Let’s Do It and Losing My Virginity and Trump’s How to Get Rich and How to Turn your Idea into a Money Machine are good inspirational reads, but these entrepreneurs won’t be with you every step of the way.”
On the other hand, movies such as The Social Network and business documentaries can also offer you a window into the lives of successful business people and other successful executives.
There’s also DESTINY MAN Mentorship – an online programme aimed at helping you tap into the professional wealth offered by industry experts via www.destinyman.com. The best thing about such interactions is that experts can respond directly to your situation and address the questions you have without making any generalisations.
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