A few quick facts to remember when using associations to build and navigate your network:
- Find
- Attend
- Serve
First, find those professional associations that meet your needs and fit with your strategy. Plus, hanging with people you know and like is a healthy thing.
Attend. You’ve joined, now be a part of the programs. Attend happy hours, luncheons, dinners. Meet people, arrange to go to coffee or lunch. Learn about the group by who is a part of it.
Serve. Being a volunteer or on a board of a professional association is not only a great use of your time, it is rewarding.
I’ll be speaking in more detail about these concepts at the next IABC Dallas lunchon on 10/12. See you there (www.iabcdallas.com)
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