Many of us use associations, chambers and other groups as a way to expand and perpetuate our networks. This is a good practice, but one which must be navigated carefully, politely and respectfully. Recently I ran across a situation where a committee chairman for a group at an organization I frequented took their leadership to […]
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“Beware the Ides of March,” Brutus said to Caesar…before he stabbed him to death. OK, not the best way to open a post about networking, but let’s face it: if something is going to go wrong, it will. But fewer things can go wrong if you are prepared and you listen. Not that anyone ever
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“The loudest guy in the room is the weakest guy in the room.”–Frank Lucas (Denzel Washington) in “American Gangster.” Sure you want to dress “appropriately” when you attend an event. It’s not just about what others are wearing it’s also about how loud or quiet you want to be and how you want to fit
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Spend an afternoon with a 3-year-old child and you will be exposed to a number of “memorable” facts about life, applied here to networking. Keep in mind that play is a child’s “work.” Play with unbridled enthusiasm. Smile a lot. Let your passion show through. Wave when it strikes you. Make friends easily. Take on
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It just wasn’t working. No matter how hard Mitchell tried, when he called a target customer, it would get turned down. But, upon reflection and a turn of approach, he started landing appointments. And bookings. “All it took was to make my call about them,” Mitchell related to me recently. “then the appointments followed. And
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Today was haircut day with my personal favorite, positive thinker and doer, Phyllis. She reminded me of something we all need to be aware of: do you have the skills to back up your claims? Only she said, “I can go anywhere with my scissors and comb and succeed as long as I can back
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Remember the day that new dog or puppy came into your life? How did you feel? No, this post isn’t about buying, adopting or rescuing a new doggie. It is about having enthusiasm and energy. I write this now as this time of year we are particularly vulnerable to getting down and not feeling up
I dialed her number to return her call and was greeted by her upbeat voice. Joan had just returned from a lunchtime speaking engagement. “I just had to tell you that after today’s talk,” she announced,” that I have four potential new clients.” I couldn’t be happier. But I’m not surprised. At all. Joan is
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On a recent afternoon of listening to sports talk in the car, I heard another recounting of the pedigree of a coach based upon their “coaching tree.” This time it was the Dallas Cowboys‘ hiring of Monte Kiffen and the where-he-came-from-and-who-he-knew history that justified his hiring. It got me to thinking that we can create
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It doesn’t take much. A simple gesture or phrase, one that can brighten someone’s day. All it takes are a few minutes and some genuine words. Sometimes the simplest of gestures and a few words can go along way. In changing a job recently, a friend experienced just that: after a few weeks on the
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