Do you feel like you’re the outcast in your community and want to take a path different than everyone else? Do you wish you were surrounded by more people with similar interests to you? Have there been moments when you felt lonely, unsure if you would ever find people with a similar mindset? Imagine a day when you’re surrounded by people with similar mindsets & interests as you because you best believe that day WILL come. Today I want to dive into how we can be proactive and start surrounding ourselves with that winning team that inspires us to be great. This pod was inspired by Sophia Clemente, a listener of the podcast who submitted a topic + question. Steps for Building a Winning Community Around You (1) Throw Yourself Out There Attend a local meet up, slide through someone’s DM or send a cold email. It’s not easy to do but the mindset should be you’ve got nothing to lose & everything to gain so be aggressive and go for it. (2) Reps On Reps On Reps This is a reminder that it’s going to take more than 1 DM, meetup, email etc for us to have this amazing winning community around us. It’s a constant work in progress and we need to be unattached to some expected deadline we make and instead just go with the flow and trust it will fall into place with time. (3) Create The Opportunity Bus If we don’t feel like enough opportunities are coming inbound to us, create the opportunity bus and invite people to tag along! It’s only going to help you build that winning community by surrounding yourself with similar mindset people.   Challenge for the listeners Which of the three tips do you need to put more effort into? Be honest with yourself and start putting some effort into it TODAY!   Question from The BMC Josia : How would you approach people that are in a “level above you” meaning money, success etc? Taylor : What do you want out of your community? Thomas : How do you build others up in your existing “circle” to the next level? Job : How to surround yourself with such people when you move to a new city?   Review of the week Doug McQuaid   Got a topic / question you want me to cover? Hit me UP on IG @Bobbbaaaay Support this podcast by donating $ via Venmo : @Bobbbaaaay Sign up for my new Weekly Bearded Wisdom Newsletter! You wanna help blow this podcast up? GREAT! Here’s how: Leave a 5 star review on the podcast app with your hot take of the show Share out the episode on your IG story tagging me @Bobbbaaaay —- Follow The Bearded Man! Instagram : @Bobbbaaaay YouTube : @BobbyHobert Twitter : @Bobbbaaaay Website : ItsTheBeardedMan.com