Know When to Say No

Today a dear friend called me up with a great opportunity. She wanted to offer me a leadership position on a new project that her organization is working on. This is an amazing chance to meet with a lot of people, to help out the group, and to build a lot of good...

No Such Thing as Nothing to Offer

I was inspired by Todd Smith’s blog post tonight about being careful with how you treat everyone in your life, because it all reflects on your reputation. I’m sure you know the old saying about telling how good a person is based on how they treat someone...

Be Ready to Tell Them What You Want

Picture this. You’re out having lunch with one of your close networking connections. You’ve been having a great time catching up and learning more about each other. Then there’s a pause in the conversation and she asks, “So, how can I help...
Be Known for Something

Be Known for Something

If you were to ask the people in your network, what would they say you are famous for? What is your unique skill, topic of expertise, or character trait which comes to mind for them? Whatever it is, that is the reason people will be contacting you. My brother,...

Myth: The More You Meet

There’s a myth in networking that goes something like “The more people you meet, the more referrals you get”. This would be technically correct if you added “All other things being equal” to the beginning of the sentence. Of course,...
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