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Becoming a good networker
- Generosity and Loyalty are the foundations of good networking.
- You must build your network long before you need it.
- It’s not the amount of time it’s the quality of the time spent.
Anyone can become a good networker. Only a few people are natural networkers, the rest of us have to practice.
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Develop the required networking skills
- Do your homework: Develop your name list of specific people who can help you achieve your mission and short/mid-term goals. Always prepare before a meeting.
- Approaching new contacts: Learn how to warm up cold leads in advance (do not make cold call...
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Build your network long before you need it
If you build a basis of understanding and trust with someone, you can sure count on their help when you eventually face a problem you can’t solve alone.
Nobody likes a leech, who only comes to you when they need your help. Everyone wants to feel respected and valued.
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Networking: developing the right mindset
Networking has a bad connotation because of people who build relationships just to exploit them. The key to successful networking is to add value to help others to succeed:
- Don’t keep score. Contribute generously to others and be willing to ask for others’ help. Adop...
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“Success in any field, but especially in business is about working with people, not against them.”
KEITH FERRAZZI
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Super-connectors
Super-connectors are people who know lots of people. They are known for having hundreds or thousands of contacts and their contacts often come from different walks of life.
If you are not a super-connector yourself, you should try to build up a good relationship with one. Y...
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“Wherever you are in life right now, and whatever you know, is a result of the ideas, experiences, and people you have interacted with in your life.”
KEITH FERRAZZI
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“Relationships are all there is. Everything in the universe only exists because it is in relationship to everything else. Nothing exists in isolation. We have to stop pretending we are individuals that can go it alone.
MARGARET WHEATLEY
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