Relationships or results
Meeting someone for the first time is always usually a pleasant experience. It’s fun to try to figure out what type of person they are and what category you would group them into.
When you meet someone that shares your passion, you will automatically "click." For instance, one of my passions is connecting with people. [...]
WOW someone in less than 30 seconds
Creating
an elevator pitch is a necessity.
No matter what your job is.No matter how old you are. No matter what industry you’re in. No matter what you want to do.
Your
30 second commercial can be an asset or a liability.
It
can either -show credibility or show incompetence -show knowledge or ignorance -make someone curious or make [...]
How powerful is the CPI?
How important can
the Common Point of Interest (CPI) be? How
about the basis for an entire relationship?
Today I asked a
co-worker of mine if I could have 30 minutes of her time to learn more about
what she does, her experiences, etc.
And whenever I meet
someone new, I always like to start by learning their story. Remember
FORM? (Family, Occupation, [...]
Why your weakest connections are the strongest
Here’s a question to ask: Who can I help the most in my network?
Is it my best friend? Or family? What about my peers?
What’s funny is that usually it’s neither of those people. Obviously they are the people closest to me, but not always the people I can help the most. Typically, the people [...]
Time is limited… Connect early
I’ve recently been talking with a bunch of my friends that just graduated. When I ask them how they got their job, there is two common responses.
1) Through their network2) (And more often) Through the internship they had the summer prior to senior year.
Whats funny, is that when I ask how they got their [...]
The Networking Jerk
How many times have you heard: "It’s not what you know anymore…It’s not who you know… It’s who knows you"?
That phrase is still just as wrong as it’s ever been.
It should be changed to: "It’s not who knows you… It’s who knows and likes you."
Here’s what I mean:
How many people do you know? How many [...]




