STP101: Shaking the Fear of Reaching out to Successful People with Nik Parks
On today’s episode of Smashing the Plateau, Nik Parks, MicroFame Media Evangelist, talks about the fear that is associated with reaching out to people who are further along in their career. Time and time again, Nik has been pleasantly surprised by the generosity of people. He also talks about being ahead of your time as a business leader but not “too ahead of your time”.
Nik also discusses:
- What it means to be a brand evangelist
- What it means to be a “creative thinker”
- Do financial incentives work?
- There’s fear associated with reaching out to people who are further along in their career. Why?
- Being ahead of your time but not “too ahead of your time”
- The connection between comedy and entrepreneurship
Nik Parks is the MicroFame Media Evangelist, writer, content marketer, and was the co-founder of Launching Creative. His writing has appeared in Forbes, The Muse, Chelsea Krost, and he has made an appearance on The #AskGaryVee Show.
Learn more about Nik at microfamemedia.com, Twitter, or LinkedIn.
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About the author, David Shriner-Cahn
David is the podcast host and community builder behind Smashing the Plateau, an online platform offering resources, accountability, and camaraderie to high-performing professionals who are making the leap from the corporate career track to entrepreneurial business ownership.