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How Fast do You Go from Zero to Sixty?
Networking at a snail's pace is a good way to limit your success. Waiting to call or write or meet for coffee mainly only accomplishes one thing. It helps them forget you. In fact there are a number of areas in your networking practice which benefit from prompt...
Venue Review: Graham’s Restaurant
I met with my new friend Audrey Wong Chung today. She and I spoke at Morning Edition, The Ann Arbor-Ypsilanti Regional Chamber's breakfast networking event last month. She is the founder and CEO of Beliza Design, a fashion company that specializes in luxury goods...
So, Where Do I Start?
Many of us who have been networking for a while already have a fairly large tickler file. We never have a hard time filling up our networking time with telephone calls, email messages, coffees, lunches, and even the occasional breakfast. What about those who are...
Who Do You Serve?
We've talked many times before about developing a specific target market to help focus our networking. With a target market we can more easily determine which events to attend and which groups to join. The more tightly defined that market, the better our network...
Finding Mentors and Coaches
I had a personal victory this morning. I stepped on the scale and discovered for the first time in about a decade my weight was below two hundred pounds. This has been on my goal list for at least the last five years and each year I seemed to be getting just a...
Be Friendly
Sometimes it just a matter of giving them a big smile. Not long ago, Lisa and I were out running errands. This wasn't long after I had visited my friend Lois Weinblatt over at Zingerman's Professional Presents, so I still had that marvelous experience in the back...
The Pitfalls of Social Skill
Bob and Carl always had a good time at the Chamber lunches, but never seemed to get any referrals. Janet certainly wasn't a "reluctant networker". She loved to network. She attended every event she had time for and could talk with just about anyone she met....
Saying Goodbye
Ray: I don't care what it's for. It's soft. I'm on it. It's mine. We've shared our house with a pair of cats for over twelve years now. Ray and his brother Luke have been sweet and (in general) pleasant companions on the road of life. Sadly, Ray developed cancer...
Good Manners
Walt's unique dining style didn't score any points at the Chamber lunch. It's the small things which tell others whether or not they want to be associated with us. Oh, OK, if you are an axe murderer or have recently had to make a "perp walk" after bilking retirees...