Overview
Welcome back to Build Your Network with Travis Chappell. The guest today is Hillary Grossman. Hillary is a young social entrepreneur. She has had experience in all varieties of entrepreneurship, from working in a startup tech business, a direct sales company and is now sourcing products for herself and clients out of Asia. In addition to her zest for entrepreneurship, Hillary has a strong passion for teaching others about having a positive mindset, personal growth and how to achieve overall happiness. Originally from Dallas, Texas, Hillary is currently in Hong Kong with her family.
Topics Discussed:
- What kind of products Hillary is sourcing in Hong Kong and how the process has snowballed from her original purpose.
- How a random connection at a convention ultimately led to finding a mentor, a good friend and now a business partner
- How Hillary’s life changed when she started changing the habits she was participating in to take her from fixed mindset to growth mindset
- Why Hillary thinks this connection with Armani Zane was not only crucial to her success but meant to be
- What Hillary believes is more important than both what you know and who you know, and why it helps you impact more people
- The reasons people tend to seek validation through networking early in their entrepreneurial journeys, and why it’s a problematic approach
- Why people fail at increasing their influence and growing their inner circle because of fear of the unknown, fear of rejection, and fear of failure
- Hillary’s number 1 networking tip, especially for Millennials who are used to instant gratification
- How Hillary met Mark Cuban and Shawn Achor randomly at her gym
- The ways Hillary has made 2 important connections within a week of being in Hong Kong
- Why you should consider networking as a lifestyle not an event, and connect with people wherever you go regularly, e.g. the gym, coffee shops
- How Hillary uses Facebook messenger to cultivate relationships and her advice for connecting with the people you want to connect with online
- The importance of starting your day off with gratitude
- Why it’s hard for Hillary to be detail-oriented and organized and how she’s actively working on it right now
Where to Find Hillary:
The best place to find her is on Facebook at Hillary Grossman
Links and recommended resources:
- Tony Robbins
- The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
- The Happiness Advantage by Shawn Achor
- Tools of Titans by Tim Ferris
- The Lewis Howes Podcast School of Greatness
- I Don’t Feel Like Dancing by The Scissor Sisters
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