November 6 Sparks Chamber Biz Flash - Is Your Networking POWERFUL?
Monday, October 27th, 2008I have to admit I love the Sparks Chamber of Commerce because they have allowed me to introduce Power Networking to the entire chamber membership. Good networking will enhance both your personal and professional life by increasing your power, position and influence, and quality of life. It’s a lifestyle, not a workstyle. Top networkers don’t even know they are networking because for them its a way of life. They network because they love helping people and playing matchmaker. It starts with the understanding that networking is a reciprocal process based on the exchange of ideas, advice, information, referrals, leads, and contacts where resources are shared and acknowledged. In fact, Zig Ziglar said it best: “You can get everything in life you want if you will just help enough other people get what they want.”Â
- Networking is much more than meeting someone and getting a business card to add to your collection.
- Much more than “working a room” and handing out a stack of your own cards.
- A vitally important skill that most people don’t take seriously enough. (In fact, most people are bad at it.)
Networking is about building relationships. It’s about being visible and earning people’s trust so that at some time in the future they, or someone they know, may want to do business with you. Once you gain that trust the next step is credibility. Following through on your promises and doing what you say you are going to do.Â
If you want to learn more about Power Networking, join me on November 6 for the Sparks Chamber BizFlash. This is a very hands-on, interactive program that every time I do it, gets tremendous positive feedback! Fun, fun, fun!