Some people in this world have more control over their lives. Usually, they also have no problem with social interaction. They can command others easily and have their wish fulfilled. Such flexibility in life is what makes these people can become successful entrepreneurs.
These people have a special ability to effectively court the opportunities and relationships in their lives. They do seem to use similar strategies and principles in their business.
Whether you’re looking to go into an amazing career opportunity, a key client or relationship, the next basic set of principles will help you court the right opportunities. In the following infographic, you will learn the five principles of courtship and how to apply them for both personal and professional endeavors equally.
Here is the complete explanation for each principle:
1. The Art of Pursuit
In order to achieve what do you want, you need to know your goals and standards. Learn as much as you possibly about the things related to your destination. Analyse the current status and future goals. The more detailed and thorough your effort at this initial stage, the stronger the foundation you will have built. Insufficient effort in this stage is the main reason why thousands of business fail each year.
Observe the situations closely, assess yourself and the surrounding context, calibrate your capture plan accordingly.
2. The Impact of Energy
Energy impacts people’s mind, both in conscious and unconscious ways. You will see that many of the people we see as “talented” or “lucky” share this trait: they are confident in themselves and their cause. Confidence is the keyword here, and the best way to alter our subconscious impression of energy is to consciously increase our confidence level. Confidence is not just about feeling, but rather reflects on our internal, core perceptions of ourselves, especially our value and competence as human beings. To become a more confident person, you cannot continue to what you’re already doing. You have to change something.
3. The Wisdom of Surrender
Do not ignore red flags. Your time is one of the most precious resources of your life. Ensure that you’re getting what you need from all engagements, and those engagements are actually adding value/energy to your life. Your most closest relationships should leave you feeling both energized in your confidence level and challenged in your own character development. If it’s not, then if the problems are not identified and addressed, that relationship will have a negative on impact on your life.
4. Be the Driver of your Success
To achieve success in personal and work relationships, define what success is. Then, bend the world to match that definition.
Set measurable, transparent, and, more importantly, agreed-upon goals for the relationship. You must be able to define and articulate what happiness or success would be, so that all parties are moving toward a common place. Any relationship without clear, on-going communication from each party doomed to never achieve it. It is crucial to express to one another and understand one another’s expectations, needs, and definitions of success in the relationship.
Define success in your own terms, and then actively drive others toward that definition of success.
5. You Get What You Give
Look for ways to provide value to everyone you can on a daily basis. These actions, if consistent become behaviors which are highly desirable and never go unnoticed forever. People who create value for others accumulate goodwill and respectability. That goodwill and respectability translates to introductions, which build your network over time. Your network, in turn, opens the door for introductions and opportunities for you to pursue.
By understanding these principles of courtship we can all have a better shot at making the most of the opportunities we have today, as well as pave the way for the opportunities of tomorrow.