Networking
6 Top Networking Tips For Any Networking Event
If you’re in business, networking is something that you should be doing on a regular basis and I thought I’d share with you 6 Top Networking Tips that will help you to get the very best from any networking event. There are a variety of different networking events you can go to, although, you should…
Read MoreHow Many People Benefit When We Give a Referral?
I’d like to tell you an interesting story that clearly illustrates how many people benefit when we give a referral. Although this story relates, directly, to business networking – as does the point I’m making here – I believe that this is how giving works in any situation, not just when it comes to a…
Read MoreThe True Nature of Giving
If we want to build relationships that result in us receiving referrals (Referral Networking) then we have to be prepared to give referrals or, at least, give something of true value to those people that we are in these relationships with. After all, it’s a little arrogant of us to expect others to give us…
Read MoreSix Degrees of Separation
I first heard about the concept of Six Degrees of Separation more than 10 years ago at a seminar I attended. The idea is a simple one: that we’re all linked to anyone we may care to meet, anywhere in the world, through no more than 6 levels of contacts. This whole idea, originally proposed…
Read MoreThe 3 Levels of Business Networking
In terms of how effective business networking can be, there are 3 distinct levels that you can choose to play at. The first level is the least effective, but it’s also where the majority of networkers spend their time and effort. Level 3, on the other hand, is the ‘nirvana of networking’ and it’s where…
Read MoreThe Universal Laws of Success in Networking
Actually, these are not just the Universal Laws of Success in Networking, they’re the Universal Laws of Success in life! The reality is, if you contravene any of these laws, you won’t get closer to what you want, you’ll end up much further away. This is because, by contravening these laws you’re pushing what you…
Read MoreRules ……… What Rules?
Life, as they say, is a game. But hang on a minute. If life is a game then everything we do in life, every aspect of it, must be a part of that game. In which case; business is part of the game of life, as is business networking. Actually, I think there are games…
Read MoreThe Biggest Networking Challenge
The Networking Nemesis There are a number of challenges when it comes to networking but the biggest networking challenge, the real ‘Networking Nemesis’ is, perhaps, a little surprising; it’s Human Nature. Let me explain what I mean by that. Some time ago a survey was carried out to establish exactly what it is that people…
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