I had written about platform thinking in a business setup. In part 2, I want to talk about personal platform. There are other related terms that you might have heard - Influencer, Maven, Connector, Personal Branding. So hat does personal platform mean?
The proverb - "Tell me your friends and i'll tell you who you are" holds true and the new version of it would be "You are as good as your network". Dale Carnegie's famous book "How to make friend and influence people" has a great deal of information on networking. But following networking strategies with an inner agenda of influencing others can have only a limited success if at all any.
How can one become an an essential cog in the social or professional fabric? It comes back to the same core concept of "Enablement". It is only through enabling others in your network, you can enable yourself. Another quote here is warranted - JFK's "ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country" - Instead make it a bit broader just "ask not what others can do for you, ask what you can do for others". The more the people in your network are successful, the more you will be successful. So become a platform for others' success. Give more and you will get more, in personal, professional and social life.
The proverb - "Tell me your friends and i'll tell you who you are" holds true and the new version of it would be "You are as good as your network". Dale Carnegie's famous book "How to make friend and influence people" has a great deal of information on networking. But following networking strategies with an inner agenda of influencing others can have only a limited success if at all any.
How can one become an an essential cog in the social or professional fabric? It comes back to the same core concept of "Enablement". It is only through enabling others in your network, you can enable yourself. Another quote here is warranted - JFK's "ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country" - Instead make it a bit broader just "ask not what others can do for you, ask what you can do for others". The more the people in your network are successful, the more you will be successful. So become a platform for others' success. Give more and you will get more, in personal, professional and social life.
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