Beware the Gaps

by | Feb 15, 2010 | Blog

  I just sent out my bi-weekly e-newsletter.  This is the first one I’ve sent out in about five months.  Things kind of lapsed about the end of September last year.  Between travel with my family and my business getting completely out of...
Finding Mary Poppins

Finding Mary Poppins

by | Feb 14, 2010 | Blog

Miss Beth and Kaylie As we all know by now, networking is one of the best ways to develop our business relationships.  Clients obtained by word of mouth are quite often the best ones we’ve ever had.  They require far less work to sell to and sometimes...

Small Talk That’s Not So Talky

by | Feb 13, 2010 | Blog

OK, let’s admit it. To many of us, making “small talk” with strangers is a painful and awkward task that rates somewhere around getting our teeth cleaned at the dentist on the “Things We Like To Do” scale.  Unfortunately,...

What INFER Implies

by | Feb 12, 2010 | Blog

Yesterday we talked about INFER, an acronym to help you learn more about another person in the context of a one-to-one meeting.  The thing is, gaining information is fine, but it’s what you do with it that makes all the difference.  Now that...

One-to-One’s: What You Can INFER

by | Feb 11, 2010 | Blog

[UPDATED 8/21/2012] Getting together for a “one-to-one” with another person is a good way to start the “Relationship” step of the ART of Networking process.  Whether it’s a coffee, breakfast, or lunch, it’s just a good time to...