Speak Up or Freeze

“The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.” ~William Arthur Ward It was a little breezy around here last week, and by “breezy” I mean a windstorm with gusts around sixty-five miles per hour that toppled...

Book Excerpt: Sales Focus/Relationship Focus

“From the moment I picked your book up until I laid it down, I was convulsed with laughter. Someday I intend reading it.” ~ Groucho Marx As promised, here is another excerpt from my soon-to-be-released book, “Hello and a Handshake”. Here...

Casting a Wider Net than You Know

For about two years, I’ve been focused on the Credit Union industry as the target market for my company, The Reluctant Networker. I’ve been developing specific products to fit their needs, I’ve been calling on my contacts in the industry to get their advice on how I...

I Want To Be Like Kaylie

Kaylie and I had just finished our Karate class. We decided to stop upstairs at the coffee shop to get a little snack. As always, she got her favorite – a fruit and yogurt parfait. We headed further into the store to pick up a spoon so she could dig in. On our way, we...

Executive Networking Profile: Bridget (Looby) Staffileno

“I shudder when I hear ‘networking’” The beginning of my conversation with Bridget (Looby) Staffileno, Vice President of Community Affairs for Catholic Federal Credit Union worried me just a little. After all, this was supposed to be a chat about how executives at...

Which Position Needs to Network More than Any Other?

If you’ve read some of my recent posts, you know I’ve been chatting a lot in the past couple of months with executives and officers at local financial institutions, especially credit unions. During those conversations I’ve discovered something interesting… Executives...
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