Double down the effort you put into your relationships, and you will see your income and career opportunities skyrocket. Regardless of what industry you work in, you can try this out. Whether you run your own business, you work in sales, or you’re a service provider of any kind, people work with you/hire you/pay you because of how connected they feel to you. When you really think about it, money is born of relationships. People with a greater depth and breadth of social contacts make more money. More than any other single factor, the closeness and quality of your relationships keep you alive longer and improves the quality of your life the most, day to day.
In the now famous 75-year-long Harvard study on what it is that makes people happy, the number one determining factor was relationships.
Here are a few benefits that come from giving up the lone wolf mentality, and allowing yourself to be in the community.
If you’ve been deeply entrenched in the lone wolf mentality for some time now, it might not seem as appealing to give it up (if you haven’t reached your breaking point of frustration or aloneness). Benefits Of Being Deeply Connected To A Tribe