Tuesday Tips 3-31-09
Every Tuesday I post some tips for networkers. These are generic in nature, and can be used in many other occupations.
Make friends to make friends. If you try to make ‘friends’ with people just to get their business, you will end up with little of both. I have many friends that do business with me, I also have many that don’t, but they all know what business I am in.
I do tell everybody what I’m up to, what products, services and so on that I offer, that’s just good business. However I don’t try to recruit them. Friends share with each other, when they ask questions they express interest. I will then give them the info they are interested in, perhaps offer to show them my opportunity. But at their pace.
Do not try to ‘fire hose’ your friends, friends are too valuable, if they have interest they will let you know.
Keep it Simple - Don’t Overanalyze. I have found that it is easy to spend too much time thinking about what to do. ‘Just do something’, I tell myself, action is needed. A mentor of mine told me to use A - C - A - A
Action Take action, do something
Critique Look at the results. Preferably with sponsor / mentor
Adjust Make small adjustments, based on desired results.
Action Take action again. With these small adjustments.
This is simple, should be done frequently, only spend a few minutes on the critique, and don’t change too quickly.
Technology vs People Skills Having technological skills are important, no doubt. With sites like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and dozens more, technology is easier to handle. However having people skills is immensely important, and often overlooked. You must develop leadership, and relationships to build a large, solid team.
This is where personal development is important. Books like ‘The Magic of Thinking Big’ by David Schwartz and Dale Carnegie’s classic ‘How To Win Friends and Influence People’ are two of my favorites.
John Barrow
PS previous tips
3-24-09 http://tinyurl.com/cwbk56
3-17-09 http://tinyurl.com/cjsrpr
3-10-09 http://tinyurl.com/cdjp58
3-3-09 http://tinyurl.com/af2ls6
Tuesday’s Tips 3-31-09
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