Teamwork Makes the Dream Work ~Guest Post by Lindsay Manfredi

I’ve been contemplating how I was going to start this blog post because there are multiple purposes for me writing it.

1. I’ve wanted to write on this subject because it’s my band, Neon Love Life’s, motto… and we use it for Girls Rock! Indianapolis too.

2. I wanted to write a guest post for Get Out Mom because they are dear friends and supporters of mine, I’ve been along side since they decided to go live with their project, and because they get the importance of asking for help.

3. I’ve been asking for TONS of help this week.

That being said, I’m going to blend 1 and 3, then cover 2.

I’ve been in sales and marketing since I was 3 years old. That’s right. Always working toward things I believed in. I’m still the same way…only as an adult, it’s with my ghostwriting and social media business, my band, Neon Love Life and our rock n’ roll summer camp for girls.

Everywhere I’ve ever been, and more importantly, where I’m going, isn’t the same without my team of women, family and friends who help support and march with me toward a goal.  Suddenly the “me” becomes “us.” And the “us” can do so much more than just the “me.”

This week has been an excellent example of how we’ve asked our friends, families, alliances, Twitter friends, Facebook friends, Linked In friends, and complete strangers to vote for Neon Love Life for the opening slot of the Rolling Stone Tailgate Party for the Super Bowl. This would give us a chance to open up for Jane’s Addiction and The Roots… two bands I didn’t live without when I was younger. Big influences.  It’s been insane. But without the teamwork of everyone in my life or I’ve connected with over the last couple of years, we wouldn’t be where we are now.  And by the way… the contest doesn’t end until Sunday at 8pm and we still need votes… so please, vote here and spread the word…and you can vote once a day until Sunday.

But if you think about it… running a business, running a band or nonprofit, running a family and life…all of these things take teamwork. Too often, we let pride or the thought of “I can do this myself,” get in the way of actually having peace of mind and things REALLY getting done.  If you’ve ever read the Tim Ferris book, “The Four Hour Work Week,” you’d understand that outsourcing and asking for help can be the difference between success and failure.  We are only one person. Life should be a good mix but more play is always better. More quality time doing what you love and being with whom you love should be most important. But in order to get that, sometimes we just have to ask for help.

That’s exactly what Get Out Mom is all about! It’s a place where busy Moms can ask for help with things they are too busy for or just plain don’t want to do…or a place where stay-at-home Moms can work on their own terms. It’s about creating win/win situations. AND it’s hiring local!

So ask yourself these questions:

“What do I need help with?”

“Who can I call on to help me achieve my goals and objectives?”

“To whom can I be of assistance?”

The great Zig Ziglar said “You can have everything you desire if you will just help others get what they desire”; stated another way: “teamwork makes the dream work”.

Hands in photo: Lindsay, Bella, Tasha, Ashley, Sharon

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