How To Find Growth Minded Friends

About this video

Dan Martell shares how he built a peer community after moving to Kelowna, BC, hosting SaaS boardroom clients he describes as doing about $5 million to $10 million a year, and argues the same approach works anywhere. He offers five philosophies: accept it will be hard but worth it, because proximity is powerful and your future reflects the five people you spend most time with; make the list by finding entrepreneurs on nonprofit boards, past winners of top business awards over the past seven years, and asking locals who the kind, active builders are; be curious — research people before you talk, ask specific questions about their story, challenges, and future rather than being lazy; offer to help first with introductions, resources, or playbooks instead of only making withdrawals from relationships; and stay connected by creating a recurring rhythm, such as his weekly Founder’s Hike with his friend Trent or a regular dinner, and following up. He stresses you only need five inspiring people to change your life.

Key takeaways

• Accept building a world-class community takes deliberate work, but proximity to peers a few years ahead of you makes the effort worth it
• Make a concrete list from nonprofit boards, past business-award winners, and referrals from locals who know kind, active entrepreneurs
• Be curious and specific: research someone’s business beforehand and ask about how they started, their challenges, and how they overcame them
• Offer to help first — introductions, resources, or a playbook — and make deposits in relationships rather than only asking for favours
• Stay connected with a recurring rhythm you host, such as a weekly hike or monthly dinner, and follow up; Martell says you only need five such people

Episode details: published August 29, 2022 · 12:49 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Business results and any income figures mentioned are Dan Martell’s own claims, shared for education — they are not typical or guaranteed.

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