#5 in 2010: Platform

December 29, 2010 in Leadership with 2 Comments

For the number five most popular post in 2010, I had to reach all the way back to the first week of January. This post on “platform” generated a lot of feedback. And, by the way, “platforms” exist for people who don’t speak for a living.

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Platform

There are no shortcuts to having a platform. You have to earn it.

No one owes you a platform.

Sometimes someone who is trusted can help you get a moment on the platform, but you still have to deliver to keep it.

The harder you try to have a platform, the harder it is to get it.

If you do what you’re designed to do and you are faithful to stick with it over time, there’s a good chance you’ll have a platform.

Not all platforms are created equal, but all have the opportunity to positively impact the lives of others.

Relationships are the foundation of a platform. If you can’t build relationships, you can’t have a platform.

The person who yells the loudest doesn’t necessarily get the platform.

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2 Responses to “#5 in 2010: Platform”

  1. Brian Dodd December 30, 2010 at 5:04 pm #

    Tony,

    An absolutely spectacular post! I have printed out a copy and I’m putting it in my Killing Cockroaches book! As a person trying to create a platform, I think the thing that drives you everyday to study, learn, and grow is that you truly want to help people become everything God created them to be.

    It’s as if something has been put in heart that you know can make a HUGE difference and the journey begins in how to get the message out.

    I think the key for many is preparatory time. Thus, when the door opens you have been prepared.

    Thank you for establishing the mile-markers and guard rails as we go through that process.

    Brian

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