High Income People Share Their Successes

  As I sorted through long-past issues of my local newspaper I came across a column with the headline, "Pass the Wisdom", by Vickie Elmer. The advice given in the column, while dated, still applies today. Highlights of the column include:

• Three quarters of high income people say they shared their wisdom within the past week. A similar number say they received sage thoughts.
• More than half of 1000 people, ages 25-to-35, with incomes of $80,000 or more, said they share wisdom "very often" or "somewhat often". (Braun Research)
• The wisdom of others very much contributes to high-earners' success. Listening to wisdom helps boost incomes, and high earners who share their insights regularly enjoy more success.
• The best places for sharing sage advice are the office, over dinner, and over coffee.

I read the book "Go Giver" about a year ago and the authors (Bob Burg & John David Mann) suggest that the more we give, the more we receive. I see relevance in the column and the book's advice in that we tweet, blog, have mastermind groups, and otherwise share our wisdom and success strategies with others. Why else do we "friend" people and "connect" with resources that provide places to give and receive useful and insightful content that contributes to our success?

Find a medium for sharing YOUR wisdom and see what good nuggets come back to you in return.