For so long I have been working hard on myself by myself.
Reading, analyzing, reflecting, and pondering on how to improve.
Forming goal plans and executing, some with success and failures.
I was hard on myself for the lack of progress and accomplishments that I thought I would have made by now.
Slowly and quietly negative habits were forming;
- Sleeping late
- Too much coffee
- Doing more work with little value to the goal
- Comparing to others
For so long I drank the Kool-aid of “solo grind for life.” That all my success is determined by me and me alone.
There is some merit in this…
But I realized firsthand how false doing it ‘all’ alone is one day.
Some context, for those that don’t know I am doing a 30-day writing challenge. However, an integral part to improve over the 30 days was to have feedback on your writing.
I wasn’t getting web traffic, and my media accounts were not that big yet. I needed a community that was able to read my work and give feedback.
So I reached out to people on twitter to ask if they would read my content and see what they thought…
Something amazing happened.
- Many people were happy to help!
- People got to review my work and get to know me better
- I got to ask questions and take a peek into their life also
- I gained valuable feedback and in the process made new friends
The old idea of writing alone in a cabin in the woods is dead.
The power of the community working together is understated.
‘Building in public’ is the new sentiment. I love it.
I can attest to it.
It made me think, we are always connected. All great progress came from collaboration.
Think about it;
- Ancient tribal families would form communities to protect each other
- The Roman army was immensely powerful due to the formation of ranks and military tact
- Wildly successful people openly share their success due to the people and love that supported them
- Businesses work together to build relationships to grow, leverage, and serve a market.
Never work alone.
Find your people. Collaborate together.
