When you love what you do, the networking part of your work is never a chore, it's part of what you do 'ToBeMe'. Whatever your business or career, in the connected world we live in everyone is a networker. Tor those who have that natural affinity with people, it's a small step to leverage that talent for networking and integrate it into business as usual.
For those of us who are natural introverts, it can be a challenge to accept networking as a life skill for everyone and not a work skill for salespeople.
If you really love what you do, the networking part of your work can be a fun part of what you do 'ToBeMe'.
As you develop your networking skills, and they are learnable skills, you will equally develop a natural ease that will bring networking it into your daily interactions... in and out of work.
Be careful though, as you successfully master 24/7 networking, sharing what you are passionate about easily becomes an unconscious, effortless even addictive habit, sit next to a Villa fan on a long train journey for proof.
The point is, what you have to offer does not have to be restricted to the office, or the endless round of networking events, there are opportunities to share and be of service with people all around you, all the time.
Being a more considerate [extrovert homework] and competent [introvert homework] will help you smoothly blend the modern way of working into your lifestyle, connecting with new clients wherever you go. Sensible, sensitive networking, done with, ease and authenticity will supercharge your success.
'Networking is more about farming than it is about hunting. It's about cultivating relationships.' - Dr Ivan Misner the Founder & Chief Visionary Officer of BNI, the world’s largest business networking organization.
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