Who was Robert Dunbar?
Robert Dunbar, the British
anthropologist declared that most people have about 150 people in their
immediate networks. It is very hard to manage a network larger than that. This
number came to known as the Dunbar’s Number.
Most people have the people
in their workplace, schools, neighbourhood, state and country in their network.
Mavens are the people who are well connected with the people in their industry
or with the top people in various industries. Malcolm Gladwell spoke about the
Maven Concept in his book, ‘Tipping Point’.
The people on the Maven’s 150 List are very influential and have their own
network of 150 more influential people. This starts a chain reaction of sorts
In my second book, ‘101
Habits to Greatness’, I spoke about the concept of ‘Networking Like a
Millionaire. The people that are well networked get the benefit of individual
Maven networks of several top people in various industries. As you become more influential in your field, you know where to go and who to contact for different things. You know how to fasten the whole process of getting things done.
Justin Bieber, the teen
singing sensation got in touch with a Maven at the start of his career. He and
his manager Scooter Braun got a chance to sing in front of Usher, the popular
R&B Singer. Usher was well connected in the music industry and knew the
right people. When he saw the talent Justin had, he took him on board and
connected him to the right people and this helped Justin and his manager to
pass by many of the hassles they would have had to go through doing it alone.
Similarly Mark Zuckerberg,
moved to Silicon Valley after his social networking website, ‘Facebook’ went
live. Here he got in touch with Sean Parker who was the creator of Napster and
had a just created a successful company in Silicon Valley and knew the right
people to get Mark in touch with. Sean Parker was made the first President of
Facebook and connected Mark to the right group of investors, and business
partners.
So use the Maven concept in
your life. Get connected to the right people in your field or industry. Better
yet, become a Maven yourself! Because they know the right
people, it is easier for them to take projects through and th
Ways to find like minded people
1) Join Facebook Groups, Google Circles, Yahoo Groups of
people that are interested in the same things that you are interested in.
2) Attend talks by experts in your field.
3) Read blogs in your subject
4) Watch videos of top people in your field and see the
comments section for people that are interested in the same things that you are
interested in.
5) Contribute to Online Forums.
The Mavens know what is important in the field. They have carved a path out for themselves. They will help you avoid many mistake and fasten your learning curve.
The Mavens know what is important in the field. They have carved a path out for themselves. They will help you avoid many mistake and fasten your learning curve.
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