I don’t know about you, but if I were one of those high-wire act guys, I wouldn’t be working without a net. While it’s cool and ballsy to be up there tempting fate, I’d rather know I could bounce back up to the wire should I fall and get to try the walk all over […]
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After many years in a committed relationship, I recently found myself back out into the dating pool. We all have heard the comparisons of dating to networking but at the end of the day you can’t deny that the two processes are incredibly similar. And that’s OK. Heck, life has to be interesting and, really,
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It’s no secret I am a senior networker, agewise. However, I’ve noticed that a number of my age peers refuse to change and adapt with the times. Not that I am all that with it, technologically or timewise, but I do believe that refusing to adapt to change is not tied specifically to aging. It
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He had a rich “radio voice” that filled the room and warmed you at the same time. You were at ease almost immediately when you met him and shook his hand. He smiled and looked you in the eye and you felt as if you already knew him. Kin Jones was a friend to many.
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How do you choose to continue a relationship with a client? Some business relationships seem to go on like a flowing stream with little or now need for maintenance. Others need to be tended to almost daily. But what criteria do you use to keep or part with a client? Recently I spoke with a
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There’s a children’s book, the Berenstain Bears’ “Too Much Birthday” where the birthday child just hass too much to take in on their special day. Are we all getting that way with social media? Now, I know this is an almost-overdone topic, but it appears that we are getting worse. Besides the dinners where everyone
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Recently I reconnected with an old friend from childhood who reminded me of a cherished schoolyard activity. As very young elementary kids we would sit at the base of the monkey bars during recess and lunchtime in the hot Tucson Sun and sift the play sand looking for small red specks we called sand rubies
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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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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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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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