5 Minute Friday - Issue #2 - Power of Community
Welcome to the 2nd issue of 5 Minute Friday from The Backpack CPA! Every Friday I'll share a short email with tips & resources to get you thinking about your
Professional & Personal Development, Storytelling/branding & most importantly Learning!
But first, a few words from someone much wiser & smarter than me...
“When you do what's important to you, you inspire others to do what's important to them.” -Ben Nemtin (@BenNemtin)
💪 Professional & Personal Development
This past week I spent two days at Xerocon in New Orleans, where I met & talked to a lot of different accounting pros from around both the USA & the world! One common theme I kept hearing through my interactions with everyone & the many sessions I attended was: COMMUNITY. If you want to grow in your personal & professional lives you have to have a COMMUNITY or TRIBE that you can identify with and that you can both give to and take from. A few benefits of being part of a larger professional community: you have a support system that "gets you" & that you can rely on, you can learn from others & the NETWORKING opportunities are invaluable!
🚀 Storytelling/Branding
As part of our journey to create a better brand & also a better story of ourselves, last week we talked about thinking of who you are, who you want to be, & how others see you.
To help build on this we should also think about:
"Who are we doing this for?"
"Why are we doing what we do?"
"What's our purpose?"
Knowing your WHO & WHY is important, because you need to know who you are doing this for (your family, company, friends, etc.) and WHY you do it. What keeps you motivated and going each and every day? Thinking about these things will make you committed and passionate about your goals. Having a purpose will help you find what you're truly passionate about, whether it is your dream job, your dream business, etc., and then allow you to commit to it.
Think about these new questions, and write down the answers. Let's keep building our personal assessment library (remember these answers will keep changing over time!).
📗💡 Learning/Tools
In addition to reading, I also enjoy listening to podcasts on a regular basis. I have several that I listen to, but here are three professional/business podcasts I listen to (in addition to my own - The Backpack CPA 😉):
Podcasts you should check out:
Cloud Accounting Podcast - #1 accounting and bookkeeping podcast in the world!
Sons of CPA - The premier practice management podcast for tax and accounting firms.
My First Million - A podcast where @ShaanVP & @thesamparr brainstorm business ideas and give them away for free.
If you want to chat about anyting feel free to send me a message or even book a time to chat https://calendly.com/vbcpa/thebackpackcpa!
Stay inspired & keep growing🚀,
Vimal (or Vic)
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