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Start Up. Don’t Give Up.
More thoughts from my lunch the other day with Tim Householder -- art photographer extraordinaire. We were talking about the difficulty of getting started in networking. A lot of people start out with the intention of creating a great network. Then they get...
It’s All About You
I was having lunch yesterday with my buddy, Tim Householder, my photography mentor, artist, and owner of Timothy Wells Photography. We talked about business and networking quite a bit. One of the challenges he finds with networking is that he often doesn't see the...
It’s a Wonderful Life
Spoiler alert: If you've never seen "It's a Wonderful Life", just skip this post right now. I'm warning you, I will be giving away the whole storyline of the movie. In the holiday classic, "It's a Wonderful Life", George Bailey, the character played by Jimmy...
Personal Networking: Kelly Parkinson
As I continue to expand my own networking practice, I meet with more and more expert networkers each day. I thought it might be useful to ask them what tools and tips they use in the process of making connections. For the first article in this series, I chatted...
Know When to Fold’em
As the old Kenny Rogers song goes, "You've got to know when to hold'em/ Know when to fold'em". What holds true for the Gambler also holds true for the Networker. A comment from my good friend Jacki Hollywood Brown on Sunday's post asks: So what if you've attended...
Are You Board Yet? Part 2
A couple of days ago, we talked about some of the benefits of creating a Board of Advisors for yourself. While we could come up with a number of advantages to us, the next question was: Why would anyone want to become a part of such a beast? What was in it for...
Are You Board Yet? Part 1
What networking activity could you organize that would: Put you in contact with a select group of business leaders? Create connections between the members of your network? Give you regular access to some of the best business advise you could ask for? If you are...
Showing Selective Vulnerability
"People tend to do business with those they know, like, and trust." How many times have we heard that particular phrase? Of course, it is true, so that's probably why it gets trotted out so often. Still, ironically, a lot of people have problems with the...