Naturally, as an EPIC alumnus, my antennae pronged in resonance.
I reached out to the owner and said the following:
“I’d be honoured to take up the mantle of shark group admin and carry the torch for the next leg of the journey.
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His response:
“You’re the first one that came to mind dude so let’s make it happen. would be happy to pass the torch your way.”
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There was no big deal here.
I had simply been contributing to the group over the last 12 months.
Not sycophantically. And certainly not all 1-way traffic.
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So what?
Well, what I now have is control of a group… $0.
(It’s more of an autonomous collective – see python video for more detail).
50+ highly trained marketing minds to share with, request for insight & help, offer opportunities to work on projects, grow companies, and so on.
Contributing to that group (and this one) has been a satisfying thing to do. AND is a conscious Quadrant 2 (Eisenhower –> Covey) behaviour.
Acquiring any asset requires work, even if that work is sowing seeds to build trust and reputation over years.
What are your quadrant 2 activities this week?
(And are they Compounding Quadrant 2 activities? Or Maintenance Quadrant 2 activities?)
Oh, and for 3-mins light relief of British comedy gold. This is how Medieval Times really went down: