{"id":30293,"date":"2015-06-29T04:45:44","date_gmt":"2015-06-29T09:45:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelhyatt.com\/?p=30293"},"modified":"2015-06-29T04:45:44","modified_gmt":"2015-06-29T09:45:44","slug":"the-place-you-live","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fullfocus.co\/the-place-you-live\/","title":{"rendered":"Why the Place You Live Determines Your Success"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Everyone knows the old line from the real estate business, \u201cLocation, location, location!\u201d But did you know it can have a direct impact on your professional success and satisfaction?<\/p>\n\n<p>I\u2019ve lived just outside Nashville for almost thirty years. It\u2019s been a major center for the music business for decades, but Nashville is now a major hub for mediapreneurs of all stripes.<\/p>\n<p>Publishers, podcasters, bloggers, photographers, authors, agents, designers, marketers, musicians, filmmakers, speakers\u2014you name it, and they\u2019re here. So why aren\u2019t you?<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a new book out about the Inklings. It\u2019s called <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/0374154090\/?tag=mhyatt-20\">The Fellowship<\/a><\/em>, and it explains how the work of authors like J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and others emerged from their friendship in Oxford. They were far more talented and imaginative together than they were on their own.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s true for all of us.<\/p>\n<p>Ideas don\u2019t just come out of the blue. They\u2019re usually the product of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fastcompany.com\/3004829\/harvard-professor-finds-innovative-ideas-spread-flu-heres-how-catch-them\">conversations<\/a>. When we\u2019re around the right people, we make better, more useful connections between thoughts and generate new and creative ideas.<\/p>\n\t\t<aside class=\"tweetable tweetalign_center\" style=\"width:100%\">\n\t\t\t<blockquote>\n\t\t\t\tIdeas don\u2019t just come out of the blue. They\u2019re usually the product of conversations.<cite>Michael Hyatt<\/cite>\n\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\t\t\t<ul class=\"actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"icon-arrow\"><a class=\"icon-twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?source=tweetbutton&text=Ideas%20don%27t%20just%20come%20out%20of%20the%20blue.%20They%27re%20usually%20the%20product%20of%20conversations.%20https%3A%2F%2Ffullfocus.co%2F%3Fp%3D30293&via=michaelhyatt\" title=\"Share Quote on Twitter\" target=\"_blank\">Tweet<span> Quote<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/aside>\n<p>Economist Enrico Moretti has studied this for his book, <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/0544028058\/?tag=mhyatt-20\">The New Geography of Jobs<\/a><\/em>. \u201cBeing around smart people makes us smarter and more innovative,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you are in the business of creating new products, ideas, or technologies, you need to be close to other people who are in your field,\u201d Moretti <a href=\"http:\/\/www.creativitypost.com\/business\/why_our_creativity_depends_on_who_surrounds_us\">told an interviewer<\/a>. You have to follow the action.<\/p>\n<p>Whatever your dream is\u2014publishing, new medicines, software development, artisanal cheese\u2014if you\u2019re serious about pursuing it, there are at least three reasons you need to be willing to call the movers.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>The vibe.<\/strong> We can nurture our creativity by changing our environment. When we\u2019re in an area known for the kind of work we want to do, it gets us in the frame of mind to innovate, explore, and imagine. Can you do that anyplace else? Probably. But it won\u2019t come as easily or as naturally.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>The conversations.<\/strong> If you can meet someone for coffee or lunch, the chances you\u2019ll have a meaningful exchange are far greater than a chat by phone or even Skype or <a href=\"http:\/\/michaelhyatt.com\/never-do-another-conference-call.html\">Zoom<\/a>. If you\u2019re in an area with creatives in your field, you\u2019re upping your chances for more meaningful conversations that will help spur your creativity.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>The connections.<\/strong> When people congregate, it\u2019s easier to make personal connections. If you live in the right community and you need <em>x<\/em>, <em>y<\/em>, or <em>z<\/em>, but don\u2019t know how to get it done, someone nearby does know. And because you\u2019re all working on similar projects within several dozen square miles, it\u2019s easy to find new people relevant to your work and grow your network.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Actors don\u2019t go to Los Angeles for the climate, though it\u2019s nice. They go because that\u2019s the best place to act. Programmers flock to Silicon Valley, activists to Washington, D.C., and writers and editors to New York and Nashville for the same basic reason.<\/p>\n\t\t<aside class=\"tweetable tweetalign_center\" style=\"width:100%\">\n\t\t\t<blockquote>\n\t\t\t\tIf you want to follow your dream, you have to follow the action.<cite>Michael Hyatt<\/cite>\n\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\t\t\t<ul class=\"actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"icon-arrow\"><a class=\"icon-twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?source=tweetbutton&text=If%20you%20want%20to%20follow%20your%20dream%2C%20you%20have%20to%20follow%20the%20action.%20https%3A%2F%2Ffullfocus.co%2F%3Fp%3D30293&via=michaelhyatt\" title=\"Share Quote on Twitter\" target=\"_blank\">Tweet<span> Quote<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/aside>\n<p>Getting into the right frame of mind while getting to know a growing number of people who can help you realize your goals\u2014that\u2019s what moving to the right city can do.<\/p>\n<p>Whatever it is you\u2019re trying to accomplish, chances are good there are cities that specialize in it. How serious are you? It might be time to call the movers.<\/p>\n<div class=\"reminder\">Have you ever considered moving to be part of a community that could support your dream? What\u2019s holding you back?<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Everyone knows the old line from the real estate business, \u201cLocation, location, location!\u201d But did you know it can have a direct impact on your professional success and satisfaction? I\u2019ve lived just outside Nashville for almost thirty years. It\u2019s been a major center for the music business for decades, but Nashville is now a major [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":30296,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[34,16],"tags":[965,966,91,785,967,968,969,970],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Why the Place You Live Determines Your Success | Full Focus<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Whatever your goal or dream, chances are good there are cities that specialize in it. So how serious are you? 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