What You Need to Stand Out in a Noisy World

There are three ways to make yourself noticeable against the backdrop of the thousands of people who are competing against you in a given field. Harvard Business Review has found that it comes down to three necessary elements to get noticed and stand out. If you provide social proof, engage in content creation and develop and maintain a strong network of friends and colleagues then you’ll succeed. These three things are not only necessary for your professional career, but for your interpersonal relationships and your own self-development as well.

Key Takeaways:

• There are foundational elements to getting your ideas understood and appreciated.
• They are: social proof, which gives people a reason to listen to you; content creation, which allows them to evaluate the quality of your ideas; and your network, which allows your ideas to spread.
• Without at least two foundational elements – though ideally all three – it’s structurally almost impossible for your message to break through.

“A wide network enables your ideas to spread faster, because you’re starting with a larger base of people who are motivated to speak, tweet, blog, and write about your ideas with their own audiences.”

https://hbr.org/2017/01/what-you-need-to-stand-out-in-a-noisy-world