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Recently I had a big lesson about taking action steps and moving out of my way. We all get in our way of full filling our passions in life. I was still formulating everything in my head, while taking action, when I listened to Katie Freiling interview Marie Forleo. It was an amazing video and I recommend you check out. That lead me to check out Marie Forleo blog and listen to her 8 mistakes women make in business. Also amazing.
In listening to Marie and learning from my life lessons realized I needed to get out of my head. We all talk about living in the moment and the best thing to do, is just do it. Take the leap of faith in the moment and do the action you are in your head about. We create these fantasies in life that use up our intention units to pursue passion.
So I learned the last week that we need to get out of our heads, live in the moment and enjoy the networking or dating experiences. Dance and have fun with them while transfroming your business!
‘True friends are those who really know you and love you anyway.’ ~Edna Buchanan
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Oct 10
4
The Tipping Point and Networking
Making current connections work for your business growth
I am currently reading The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell. It is a book that was suggested about 4 years ago and it was on my mind the last few months so I went to the library and checked it out. That brings up a point for inexpensive self growth I have mentioned in a previous article. Your local library is a great resource for books, tapes or seminars that are easy on your budget. The book was checked out for 3 weeks and sat on the table because at first it looked like boring dry reading. I finally picked it up and now cannot put it down although I am only in the first chapter. The first bit of information that has been learned was having variety in your network.
As I was growing up I moved every two years and always had friends from different school years and backgrounds. To this day people wonder where my knowledge of events or people come from. It comes from my vast network of friends. Generally in life there are many times to reach out to friends from many areas and backgrounds. Especially in this economy people are looking to support their local economy. When you have a broad network you may have friends that meet needs like remodeling your house, a new dentist, a massage therapist, and much more. After reading the first chapter I realize having a broad network of people helps when you are growing a business.
When you travel for business or pleasure you can call upon your friends in various cities to catch up, show you around, or introduce you to more new friends. This is how your network grows. In the latest issue of The Tipping Point there are real life stories of the principles in action that people have shared.
I realized in growing a business my networks are the same networks to look for help. If you are a new entrepreneur think about the vast network you may already have to help you grow.
Have you read The Tipping Point? Let me know what you learned.
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Feb 10
25
Networking and Social Media Basics
I recently went to a local networking 101 and social media seminar that helped pull everything together that I had been learning the last 5 years. These are basic elements of online or offline business people forget or never learned.
When people go out to network they may believe it will rain customers on them became they were ‘networking’. They go to pitch their business and what you should do is share information to be credible. The goal in networking for business is to get one on one’s so you can share your business and grow.
It is good to have a plan and try out several networking groups until you can find one that fits you. It also need s to fit into your time schedule and make sure you know how much time you can devote. There are groups for moms, business, leads, and many more so find the right group the fits your business. I recommend going a couple times to see if the fit works. The first time you are new and uncertain. The second time you have and idea and can have more of a plan. As you go to several you will get a feel for what is right to you.
You also want to prepare an elevator speech, even if it is online marketing because you may find someone looking for online help. It may take time to get the speech that fits you so play around until you find it. The same thing goes for your brand or USP (Unique Selling Position). Narrowing your brand will help identify your elevator speech.
These same techniques apply to social media as well. The only difference is you will make profiles on various sites with your brand. People connect with you and you connect with them through the internet to create a web or funnel to build relationships.
Once contact is made at a networking event you want to follow up with the person 24-48 hours after. Any longer than that and they forget what you talked about. You want to remind them of what you talked about and propose a place to meet one on one.
In time you will become a seasoned networker showing others how to do the same in their network marketing business.
“The way of the world is meeting people through other people. “ ~ Robert Kerrigan
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