Someone posted this on my Facebook page, and it reminded me of an exercise I also had done many years ago, so I thought I’d share it with you…
Too Busy for a Friend?
One day a teacher asked her students to list the names of the other students in the room on two sheets of paper, leaving a space between each name.
Then she told them to think of the nicest thing they could say about each of their classmates and write it down.
It took the remainder of the class period to finish their assignment, and as the students left the room, each one handed in the papers.
That Saturday, the teacher wrote down the name of each [read more]
The 4 Essential Points of Networking
also posted in Articles, Jane's Blog
Are you someone who at the mention of the word ‘networking’ finds yourself hiding away behind the sofa? Would you really rather your clients and customers just came to you, hearing about you by some miraculous means, and letting you just get on with what you most love to do, which is delivering your service or product? I come across people like that all the time, and I used to be like that too.
But what if ‘networking’ was actually fun, something where you could enjoy yourself, eat some good food and meet interesting people, people who are just as passionate about their business as you are about yours? What if it was like a party of your good [read more]