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Seven Ways to Break Out of Your Networking Rut
"If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change." ~Wayne Dyer What a refreshing change! I recently attended a networking event called MiDiCo (short for Michigan Diversity Connections). It’s a program designed to bring together small...
Merging into Networking
"The road to success is not easy to navigate, but with hard work, drive and passion, it's possible to achieve the American dream." ~ Tommy Hilfiger I watched the big camper turn left out onto the busy roadway. US-31 is a five-lane surface street (2 each north and...
5 Red Flags for Networking Groups
"History is a vast early warning system." ~ Norman Cousins I’m out for my morning walk. We’re on vacation in Traverse City, so my path takes me along the shoreline. If you were with me you’d feel the breeze blowing off the bay and hear the seagulls squabbling on...
Wanting to Matter
"Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around." ~Leo Buscaglia I have a friend who checks his email obsessively....
Us and Them
"If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner." ~Nelson Mandela Republican, Democrat, Independent. Us and Them. Christian, Jew, Muslim. Us and Them. Wolverine, Buckeye, Spartan. Us and Them. Labels define...
5 Reasons Robo-Callers are Anti-Networking
"All deception in the course of life is indeed nothing else but a lie reduced to practice, and falsehood passing from words into things." Robert Southey I was the victim of an activity I will call “anti-networking” this morning and I’m mildly enraged. Most of the...
Don’t Make this Mistake with Children or Business Connections
"Each day of our lives we make deposits in the memory banks of our children." ~Charles R. Swindoll I dropped off my daughters at school this morning. Kaylie, our fifth grader, gives me a quick hug and a kiss. “Bye, Dad! Love you!” I squeeze her tight. “Have a great...
Lessons from the Labyrinth: Mental Models
“Society bristles with enigmas which look hard to solve. It is a perfect maze of intrigue.” ~ Honore de Balzac As I mentioned in the last post, we recently went to the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island for a brief family vacation. While there, we decided to explore...
Lessons from the Labyrinth: Perseverance on the Path
"Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and wisdom appears from a pure and peaceful mind. To walk safely through the maze of human life, one needs the light of wisdom and the guidance of virtue." ~Buddha This year as a...