The community hub

Have you ever wanted to be more popular ? Have you ever wanted to be more in the pulse of what is going on in your neighborhood ? People going depend on you to get stuff done. You are like the guy in shawshank redemption who "gets stuff". People look to you for advice and help. In the IT world you are like the central hub where information passes and you are essential to the structure of the network. If you aspire to be someone like this then what you are aspiring to be is a community hub.

It's great being a community hub. A community hub is a person which everyone goes to get things done or pass along a favor or two. It is also a great place to build credo and leverage. You have to start by being a "go to guy" for all things going on around you. Let's put it this way, as the "go to guy" no favor is too small. In life everybody has a need big or small. More often than not most of these favors do not even cost any money. In the past I use to see these favors as a burden or a waste of time especially if they are from people whom I seldom meet or who seldom contact me. I was in the old mentality. Now I see it for what it is ... a free ticket to be closer to another human soul. One step closer to them, in the seat of power to influence their decisions. Played right you will be elected their trusted advisor.

More often than not I see people making the mistake of not fulfilling the small favors to their friends or aquaintences. For them these are a burden and a waste of their time. For me I see it completely differently. See it as a free ticket into their lives, you get to help out another human being no matter how small the favor and it feels great ! The credo you build with these people are so great you will be in their thoughts most of the time.

The trick is to help genuinely from the heart. Like how an animal can smell fear, people have the innate ability to smell falseness or if you are not genuine. Provide the service with your best intentions and compassion and you will be rewarded in dividends in everyway.