Success Comes When We are Emotionally Connected With Our Co-Contributor's Work.

​One of my Co-Contributors, after a lot of thought decided to depart from his full time job and do what he always wanted to do - be an independent entrepreneur. This was not an easy decision and I was involved with him every step of the way and here is how I got lucky in the process.

After graduating from University, his career started with a firm that was not in his field of study. But he was so talented that literally within a couple of months, he was the star at his office. He was really good at what he was doing. He gave it all in to his work. He was doing his best at whatever he was assigned to.

His dedication and commitment to his work made him involved in almost every aspect of the business. He was doing above and beyond his official responsibilities. His involvement and engagement with different aspects of business opened new horizons to him. Wearing multiple hats at his work place, ended up with opportunities coming his way that he never expected.

Being exposed to newer opportunities made him learn the ropes of the business in a much deeper way. With a vast knowledge of business, not only in every aspect of that particular business, but specifically focusing on a very niche area of his field, made him an expert overnight. He was fully committed to get to the bottom of the matter and went as deep as one could in that area of expertise. The business was running on his professionalism, hard work, and dedication.

Basically, he had a sense of ownership of the business, but nowhere near the benefit of the owner. So, as a result, finally, he decided to open his own shop and be an independent entrepreneur. As we all know, taking the first step to open our own business is not easy and we need our Co-Contributor to be there for us to give us confidence, courage, and connection.

On one hand, I was emotionally connected to what he was doing as I always admired his personality and wanted him to succeed in whatever endeavor he decided to take. I had a genuine interest in what he wanted to do. I wanted to offer whatever I could to make sure he succeeded in his business.

On the other hand, the line of business that he decided to start, ended up being in what I was keenly following for my own business purposes. His area of focus was my area of concern for my business. Even though, I was trying to elevate my knowledge in that particular field, nothing could come close to his first hand experience.

So, as a result of our Co-Contributing relationship, I was able to advice objectively on his business by being an unbiased contributor. My opinion was not necessarily as an expert in the field, but rather as an observer who is emotionally connected to his work. My emotional connection to his work led to my deep interest in what he was doing which resulted in my best possible contribution, to his work, within my capacity.
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Conversely, our Co-Contributor relationship reciprocated for me and I received back way more than I contributed. He elevated my knowledge in his area of expertise which I needed badly for my business. Furthermore, he wanted to test his new ideas with one of my projects. He did an amazing job and in the process not only did it shorten my learning curve, but more importantly it uplifted my project.

If we are emotionally connected with our Co-Contributor's work, it will create an environment where we will be genuinely involved with each others' project. As a result, we both benefit from each others feedback and contribution. When we are emotionally connected to our Co-Contributor's work, it will subconsciously attract us to think about our Co-Contributor's struggles and challenges.

Once we are emotionally connected with our Co-Contributor's work, it will reciprocate back to us and they will also be emotionally involved with our work which will greatly benefit both sides. But nothing can happen unless one of us takes the first step. This emotional connection, to others work, has to be initiated by someone. Why don't we be the initiator? This might be the best way to find a new Co-Contributor and add them to our list of existing Co-Contributors.

Of course, there could be people who we emotionally connect with their work and they don't reciprocate back to us. That is fine. We did not contribute to their work because we expected anything back in the first place. More so, we will learn something in the process of being involved with their work. Not to mention that it will give us a great feeling of joy when we emotionally and sincerely contribute to someone else's work.

All we have to remember is that we focus our energy on the work of people who we are emotionally connected with. Our contributions have to have meaning for us and we have to be meaningfully involved with our Co-Contributor's work.