This is a "true story" based on the stories from many. Maybe you know someone who has experienced something similar.
Someone (Let's call him Rodwell Gobbercard) is VERY excited because he now has business cards, and a special name tag to wear for networking meetings.
"Things are going to happen now!" Rodwell Gobbercard exclaims.
Any parent with young kids knows Daniel Tiger is the ultimate authority on every lesson you need in life. The PBS successor to Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood features a young tiger (unsurprisingly named Daniel) and his family. He confronts life’s difficult challenges with emotional maturity, self-awareness, and singing.
So
Much
Singing!
But, unlike most children’s TV, you won’t end up hating it. In fact, you’ll end up loving it because the songs are so catchy and soothing that you can draw on Daniel Tiger’s extensive catalog of compositions to guide your child through basically any daily struggle.
Success…how bad do you want it? My guess would be probably be pretty badly. Business success is founded on the concept of building and maintaining relationships with other business people.
Relationships hold a real value when it comes to business practices. A recent network survey by the Referral Institute of over 12,000 business professionals from all over the world said that networking played a role in their successes -- and spent 6.3 hours every week in activities related to networking. So what are some business relationship blunders you should avoid? We recommend steering clear of these three big sins of building business relationships:
I know exactly what you are looking for:
More cooperation, more people listening to you, more respect, more people saying 'yes' and more obedience from your kids (if you have kids).
The world gets more difficult to manage because those you come in contact with are more likely to hold the hand out with palm up with the hope of getting something. What you hope for is more people extending a hand as a greeting.
No need to look further because Robin Dreeke is here to help you build a quick rapport with others. Robin isn't just any basement author who wrote a book about a few ideas. Robin Dreeke was in charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s elite Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program (BAP). As you read his bio, you will see that he was tasked to recruit spies.
If you’re like most entrepreneurs, you already know how important networking is to the life of your business. But it’s not just about creating relationships with key individuals, other businesses, customers, and vendors. Your ability to foster and maintain these relationships is what will set you up for the growth and long-term success you crave. So what should you be doing after the initial conversation, elevator speech, business card swap and handshake?
Networking is not as important to success as you may think. Socializing is much more beneficial than networking. The importance of people contact, friends and collaborators to an entrepreneur or small business owner may be more important than for big business. The real you may not be very attractive but the real players in any room look deeper than you realize.
