Life in Abundance: How Relationships Grow Your Prosperity

 
 

 
 
 
I’ve learned a few things in my life (thank goodness).

Because I’ve always been uniquely interested in patterns, I’ve been able to look around the world and identify certain repeating patterns of cause-and-effect, and here is what I’ve discovered:

Prosperity is magnetized by enthusiastic relationships.

The more people you know — and the more positive and excited you are about knowing them — the more readily you will manifest increased wealth. I’ve seen this again and again (and again) in life.

Now, if you’re an introvert like me (introverts get their energy from solitude — that’s how they recharge their emotional batteries) then knowing a lot of people may not come as breezily to you. Like me, you’ll have to make a concerted effort each day to extend yourself and grow your sphere of influence. Fortunately, we introverts genuinely like people (even though we enjoy our alone-time, too) so once we set good relationship-building habits, it does start to get easier.
 

 
Look, here’s the deal: we all answer to somebody.

• If you’re a landlord, you answer to your tenants.
• If you’re a teacher, you answer to your students, parents, and principal.
• If you’re a bishop, you answer to your diocese.
• If you’re a nurse, you answer to your patients.
• If you’re a small or micro-business, you answer to your clients.
• And if you work at a corporation, you answer to your customers.

We all answer to somebody and we all need relationships — they are the glue that hold modern life together.

Life and Social Media

That’s why I value social media and online networking. Because, unlike the older “broadcasting” forms of media, social media is directly about engaging in relationship.
 

 
For people who are eager and curious about social media, I enjoy guiding them into the new digital era. This year, in particular, it was fun for me to encourage talented sales teams to experiment with social media and other digital marketing techniques.
 

 

Creating Your Relationship List

One of the activities I invite my colleagues to participate in, is creating a Relationship List. A Relationship List is a roster of your favorite people in the world. It is a list of the “givers” in your life. It may be relatives, past clients, old college buddies — just people you like.

I like to imagine my Relationship List as a garden. It needs tending. It needs water, air, nourishment, weeding, and love. And when you tend to your relationship garden, your garden will bear abundant fruit each harvest season.

Yet, so many people treat the relationships in their lives as an afterthought — a wild orchard that they just “happen upon.”  They snatch a few pieces of fruit from a tree, and they keep walking.

I prefer to be more aware — more conscious — about the relationships in my life.

I like to reflect on my relationships, and I like to reach out to my relationships.

I like to give to my relationships.

The analog era was about broadcasting. The digital era is about reciprocity. So I suggest that you don’t waste your time trying to garden with people who are “takers.” No amount of energy that you invest will ever be enough, and come harvest time, you’re crops will not be abundant. Instead, give your time and energy to the people in your life who are “givers.” They already understand true reciprocity and so will appreciate your efforts.

I get a kick out of the funny responses I often receive from sales pros who are new to social media. “Where will I find the time?” I hear a lot, and sometimes,“how much will it cost me?”  The reason I say that’s funny is, if you stop to think about it, relationships are work. Period.  Social media or no social media.  Even if you’re a “people-person” like me, it still requires time and energy to create healthy, equitable relationships with the fellow human beings in your life.

Imagine for a moment that you are a part of a field of energy, and within that field, there are two dynamics to which prosperity is attracted:

• enthusiasm
• a person who connects well with others

If you want to be a magnet to money, get to know more people and get to know the people that you already know, better. In this way, a Relationship List can not only bring you and your tribe more joy — it can also be an effective wealth-building tool!

 

 
In today’s very busy world, in particular, there are practical considerations:
 

…how will I have the time to reach out to all of the people I like and respect?”

 



 
Well, that’s why social media is so great!  It can be a real time-saver, because you can check in with your whole tribe in just minutes, and in one fell swoop:

 

 
What is your experience with social media?

Do you send email newsletters out to your Relationship List once a month?

How do you converse with your tribe? 

What is your favorite social media channel?

And, most importantly, how do you give to the people you like?
 

 
 
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