Last night I had the opportunity to attend a networking event hosted by Dr. Ellie Drake of Brave Heart Women.
While I’m obviously not a women (duh!) I was invited as part of the “Social Media Buzz-Making” panel.
It was quite a powerful experience.
The event was a cocktail reception to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Ellie and her husband Charlie as well as a kickoff of their upcoming event.
There were MANY high-powered celebrities there (you can see them on my Facebook wall).
Mari Smith, the social media queen.
Larry Benet, the founder of SANG (Speakers & Authors Network Group), a private master-mind group of speakers and authors such as Tony Robbins, Joel Bauer,
Jack Canfield, Les Brown and Robert Allen.
Emma Tiebens, The Relational Marketer.
Diyana Alcheva of Social Media Press.
And of course, yours truly ;P
I felt extremely energized by being present at the event and connecting with top leaders.
I reconnected with Larry Benet who taught me the art of connecting with high-profile individuals 2 years ago.
I got to meet Katie Freiling of The Unified Tribe for the first time and will be featuring her interview very shortly.
I knocked out a couple of JV deals as well.
However, I wanted to share with you a very SOBERING discovery…
And this discovery is that it is important that we realize and appreciate how fortunate and blessed you are to have leaders and trainers that take the time and energy to help the greenies/newbies, because while there are those who do, there are many who don’t.
As you may remember, I’ve devoted the last 7 months or so working behind the scenes with my business partners Tom and Kim Challan make Priority Team, the go-to training and support platform in the industry…
While it’s been a rewarding experience, I’ve felt a bit empty by missing out the live networking and interviewing process that have brought so much value and hope into many entrepreneurs’ lives, including my own.
Perhaps these interviews have impacted YOUR live?
Inspiring stories from leaders who shared their stories from when they were brand-new greenies in the world of business to multiple 6, 7 or even 8 figure earners.
Their success secrets.
Their strategies and tips.
All of this is done to instill more belief in all of us that we can all do it, no matter how difficult our current circumstances are.
The point of me telling you this is that…
I SO BELIEVE IN YOU!
Tom & Kim believe in you.
The leaders that have graced the lens of my camcorder to film the interviews believe in you.
Maybe you are not a newbie.
Maybe you are already making 6 or 7 figures.
But the message I’d like to convey to you is that THE NEWBIES are the ones that keep the business going.
The newbies deserve a chance…
BUT the newbies also MUST take the initiative and be proactive.
The newbies also MUST be willing the have the attitude of being the hungry, teachable student.
If you are the newbie, do your part and make yourself visible to the leaders that you’re learning from.
If you are the leader others are looking up to, please give the eager newbie some love 
We were all newbies at one time.
Do you remember who reached out to give you a helping hand?
Dream Enormous,
P.S. I’m flying up to Portland for the Marketing Merge event with Mike Klingler as well as filming the interview with our next guest speaker Jackie (I’m keeping the last name secret for now). I’ll be updating you throughout the week via my Facebook page.
