Help Others – using your experience ![rw-book-cover](https://chrislema.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/chrislemahomepage.png) ## Metadata - Author: [[Chris Lema]] - Full Title: Help Others – using your experience - Category: #articles - Summary: This past weekend I talked about using your blog to build a platform. As I talked about things, I mentioned the goal was to always be helpful, and to make sure you weren’t the hero of the story (both things I wrote about recently). But then I received some questions. Folks asked: - URL: http://chrislema.com/help-others/ #### [helping-others](https://chrislema.com/wp-content/uploads/helping-others.png)Always be Helpful This past weekend I talked about using your blog to build a platform. As I talked about things, I mentioned the goal was [to always be helpful](https://chrislema.com/building-your-platform/), and to make sure [you weren't the hero of the story](https://chrislema.com/hero-of-the-story/) (both things I wrote about recently). But then I received some questions. Folks asked: * What can I write about? * How can I be helpful? About what? * How can I help someone else be the hero? So I decided to try something new today. Who knows if it will work. But I was in Jason's session on podcasting when he spoke about SoundCloud and I remembered I had an account with them. So here's my answer to those questions. [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/153833570″ params=”color=ff9900&auto\_play=false&hide\_related=true&show\_artwork=true&show\_comments=false&show\_user=false&show\_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] #### Did you like that episode? It's an illustration that helps you think about your experiences in a different way. It even paints your worst moments in a positive light – all because it lets you help others. That's what makes being an old guy (43) hanging out with a bunch of 23 and 33 year olds fun. Because I've made more mistakes (and learned from them). I think some folks call this wisdom. But I don't think you actually get a prize for trying to do something 35 incorrect ways before figuring out some best practices. **So let me ask you this – what are you struggling with that may help others in the near future?**, Help Others – using your experience, Chris Lema, 01gnmd11s5rejppqrbhqcxc9yd.