The Ripple Effect

We've all done it. And we still do it because it's fascinating...and fun!

When standing next to a beautiful still pond, we can't help it. We begin looking around for the nearest stone and toss it in so we can see the ripple that is created, and we stare in amazement as those ripples grow and move towards shore.

I was introduced to my wife after running into a mutual acquaintance of ours at a gas station one afternoon. Just about any job I've ever had has come through a known relationship. 

It's through the power of relationships that our lives are shaped. It's been my philosophy for sometime now that if I can help enough people in my network that someday it will come full circle. And it has more than I ever could have imagined. Just recently I read a book that has had a profound impact on the way I think. More than anything it gave confirmation to the philosophy I have been practicing for the last year and a half. The name of the book is called The Ripple Effect and it was written by Steve Harper, a creative entrepreneur from Austin, TX.

The first paragraph of chapter 1 says it all:

The most powerful, the most successful, the most satisfying accomplishments in both your life and your business result from the relationships you form with other people in the world.

It's truly amazing how this law of reciprocity works.  How has this concept helped your business grow?

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Comments

[Steve Harper]

Wow Mr. C!

Thank you so much for the plug. It means more to me than words could possibly express.

Ripple On My Friend!!!

Steve