A Selfless Act

Snow finally came to the UK and it hit London pretty hard on Saturday.

As we were making our way home that evening I saw in the distance an old man with 3 bags on the one hand and dragging a big shopping trolley with the other. Without thinking I told my wife "Pull over, I need to help that man".

I got out of the car, went over and started pushing the trolley. We chatted a bit and when we reached his house he stopped, took off his glove, shaked my hand in a very grateful way and thanked me.

That was all I needed, enough to make my evening and keep me going for the next days.

Posted by Harry Mylonadis 

Reaching Out

I always want to create the best and most helpful content for you, so I've decided to reach out and ask for your help and suggestions.

I will be starting a complete guide to branding and I want to know what you want me to cover. It will be our way of helping everyone and really showing what branding can do for you. We will start from the fundamentals of branding and move on to how you can work on creating a stronger and memorabe brand.

If you have any ideas, suggestions or comments, then send me a line to harry [at] minimoko [dot] com.

Posted by Harry Mylonadis 

Pay it Forward

I remember reading how Silicon Valley's success depends on the pay it forward culture. What this means is that entrepreneurs, instead of returning favours, they help others out.

This is the best way for us to move forward. When you help someone, if they ask you what they can do for you, ask them to pay it forward. If someone helps you out, it's your turn to help someone out.

This culture not only helps progress and succeed, it also helps us feel good about ourselves.

Posted by Helen Amygdalaki // Lelou 

Reaching out for Help

Yesterday I posted on my personal blog a thank you note to everyone that came through for me and gave me a recommendation on LinkedIn. What I learnt from this experience is that if you need something and you need help, you need to ask for it.

Usually our egos don't let us do something that might show some weakness or that we need the support from someone. If you are able to look past that and reach out, I'm sure that people will come through for you.

Next time you are stuck and need help, reach out. Ask people for help, the worse that can happen is that they won't reply. Some of them will see this as an opportunity to help you out and create a stronger connection.

Posted by Harry Mylonadis 

Help Others

One of the most constructive things you can do with your free time, is help others with their problems.

When offering your help, you need to do it wholeheartedly and without expecting immediately something in return. Even if you don't get a return instantly, you will definitely be rewarded in the long term. Plus, you will feel better and that helps your emotional part.

Be mindful about where you spend your time and resources, and by helping others you can build strong relationships and trust that will be rewarding.

Posted by Harry Mylonadis