| Showing up to a networking event is an important | | | | When you come from a platform of TRUST, you |
| part of building your business. But more | | | | have the time to build powerful and meaningful |
| importantly is "How" you show up to an event. | | | | relationships. You have the time to listen to |
| Have you ever met a desperate person at a | | | | someone else's dream, goal, passion. Yes LISTEN. |
| networking event? They are easy to identify. | | | | You have the time to care for and love them. |
| Upon meeting you and maybe asking your name, | | | | Yes LOVE them. You have the time to serve |
| they launch right into how great their product or | | | | them. Yes SERVE them. You allow your |
| service is and why you should buy it, use it or | | | | relationship to unfold, to grow and to be a mutual |
| sign up with their company. None of these tactics | | | | blessing. You are showing up and interacting from |
| impress or are implemented by conscious | | | | a conscious perspective. |
| entrepreneurs. | | | | Building relationships take time and sincerity. You |
| This applies to every business type. Whether you | | | | will give it the time if you TRUST that everything, |
| are offering a product or service, whether you | | | | even relationships are always in divine timing. But |
| work from home or have a brick and mortar | | | | if you RUSH, you will fail to build lasting |
| building, whether it's a direct sale or network | | | | relationships and people will avoid you like a "used |
| marketing company, it does not matter. You | | | | car salesman." Trusting that every relationship you |
| must build relationships. You must genuinely care | | | | build will in one way or another bless your life |
| about the success and goals of others and most | | | | personally and/or professionally as well as the |
| of all you must care about your reputation and | | | | other person, will reap you a harvest of loyal |
| brand. | | | | customers, referrals, friends, connections and |
| When you are desperate, you do not have | | | | opportunities. |
| patience, faith or love. It is about you and what | | | | That is the "law of the harvest." You reap what |
| you can get, how quickly you can get it and how | | | | you sow. If at a networking event you sow a |
| much you can get. That is networking from a | | | | lack of sincerity, you will reap a steady stream of |
| platform of desperation. That is a platform of | | | | insincere clients, customers or friends. If you sow |
| certain failure. Not just outwardly failing, but you | | | | seeds of love, giving and friendship (with no |
| will let yourself down emotionally. This is why it is | | | | strings attached), you will reap the best of the |
| so vital that you identify your core values. When | | | | best. You will find yourself surrounded by loving, |
| you know them, you will not behave in ways that | | | | giving and highly successful conscious |
| are contrary to them. If you do, you will feel out | | | | entrepreneurs. |
| of alignment. | | | | You may not sell them your product, or sign |
| Have you ever been to a networking meeting | | | | them up for you company or have them use |
| and felt like you were at a used car lot? You felt | | | | your services, but perhaps, just maybe, they |
| yourself trying to avoid the pushy salesman? Only | | | | may become one of your nearest and dearest |
| in this case, it was other business owners who | | | | friends. Perhaps they know someone who is |
| were shoving their service, product or company | | | | looking for exactly what you have to offer. |
| down your throat - virtually choking you to death. | | | | Maybe the two of you will team up on some |
| But they weren't satisfied with that first attempt | | | | profitable joint venture. At the least, you both will |
| to choke you. | | | | have a made a new friend. |
| They followed up with an email or phone call or | | | | The next time you attend a networking meeting, |
| both. And they still have not learned what it is | | | | make friends. Find out what the other people in |
| YOU are passionate about. They are desperate | | | | the room are passionate about. Ask them about |
| for a sale, client or recruit. They need the money | | | | their goals and dreams. Try to help them reach a |
| bad. Real bad. They are under pressure from their | | | | goal without expecting anything in return. Treat |
| up-line mentor, their business partner or | | | | them how you want to be treated. Take them to |
| themselves. Because they are desperate, they do | | | | coffee and do not slam down your comp plan, or |
| not have the time to build a genuine relationship. | | | | hit them with how great your product or service |
| This is how most people approach networking | | | | is. Just share, love and give. Oh, and smile. SMILE |
| on-line and off-line. | | | | a lot! |