Penetrate

Last night I was in a meeting (No, I was not able to make it to Vegas for Aff Summit ), and something was said that really hit home with me.

A lot of times we go to big meetings like Affiliate Summit, or chat up with someone who may know a lot about affiliate marketing and don’t ask them anything that will help us to grow.

For example, You meet Shoemoney and are so excited to have met him. You go up say Hey, how are you? And then just talk about the ball game, or some MMA fight because you want Jeremy to like you!

Instead, because he has a wealth of actual knowledge, you should ask penetrating questions (hence the title). Go deep in finding out what you need to know to take you to the next level.

Another thing about this: Don’t ask questions about stuff you already know just so you can sound smart! Just ask things that you honestly want to know and that can have an impact on the way you do business.

For example: “When growing your business what were some of the bigger mistakes you made?”

So @ the next affiliate summit, I can promise you that I will be asking penetrating questions to gain from the wealth of knowledge that is there.

See, I think that more than just business, this works in life too. Think of everything the older generation knows that we have yet to experience or learn about. When you see someone who is 70, 80, 90+ years in age, why not ask them?

Wisdom is something you can gain from your own experiences, but smart wisdom is experience you gain from learning from others.

P.S. Sorry to Ryan and all the other people. Azoogleads bought me a pass and I bailed on them. Totally lame, I know.

P.P.S Yea, this was an AHA moment for me.