NETWORKING is an essential part of building wealth. It is a powerful tool for business people and professionals. It is one habit that separates the rich from the poor. The poor look work, the rich look for and build networks.
Your network is your net worth! The creators of Facebook, Linkedln, Twitter and steemit have built great empires by using their social networking tools to help people build their networks and remain better connected than ever.
Zig Ziglar said, "you can have everything you want if you help enough people get what they want". If you want to go fast, go alone but if you want to go far, go with others.
One of my mentors said, "you will only need four people to connect to whoever you want. You need to know someone who knows someone that knows someone who knows someone that knows the person you want to connect to". This is the beauty of networking.
Networking is not collecting contacts, it's about planting relations. It's more about farming than it is about hunting. You don't meet people by accident. They are meant to cross your path for a reason. We live in a world in which we are dependent on others. Don't expect to fulfill your goals while disregarding the needs of others.
To be successful at networking, you must follow the rules. Don't keep score. Always spend the currency of real networking which is GENEROSITY. Be ready to give. Giving connects two people, the giver and the receiver. It is this connection that gives birth to a new sense of belonging.
Please note that the goal of networking is not to be successful. It is to be valuable. When you're valuable, instead of chasing success, it will attract itself to you. Begin to surround yourself with remarkable humans. They will be the anchor that guards you, and the wings that lift you to the stars.
In conclusion, you must take deliberate steps to be visible in your community. You've got to get out there and connect with people. Mind you, it's not called net-sitting or net-eating, it's called networking. You've got to work at it!
Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as ever you can. This is the power of networking.
Have a productive week!
