So, we are going to physics class. I’m here to tell you that your rate of success, your impact, and your momentum can all be described by a few simple physics equations. Just in case you slept your way through Physics 101 in undergrad let me define two terms for you and try my best to relate these terms to your business and influence.

I vividly remember attending a networking event I recently attended in Dallas, numerous highly qualified and affluent peers were in attendance and since I’m fairly new to the city I had my networking hat on and was fully engaged. What took me by surprise was how many people shoved their business card in my hand before I even knew what there name or business was.

I know once I get my foot in the door I have what it takes to make the magic happen to close a deal, but getting my foot in the door is not always an easy task. Through working with my nonprofit, The Black Burdell, and lifestyle website, The Scheme Team, I’ve started to define and refine the art of “Shooting My Shot.”

This past weekend I was afforded the opportunity to be a part of a private, hand-crafted Entrepreneurs Dinner in Downtown Dallas, Texas. The dinner brought together entrepreneurs of many industries and backgrounds to share what their business is, their business challenges, and how they can help others.

Above all else I left the dinner with a new community and new business (and life) lessons.

Winners love to see other winners win, I say it all the time. Though, you probably don’t care about seeing others win if you can’t figure out the whole “winning thing” yourself. Over the past few months (years, actually), I’ve talked to countless hustlepreneurs — those who are hustling night in day in hopes of their business taking off, that they’ll get that next promotion, or that they’ll get noticed.