BUSINESS Reality Bites: Networking Is About Your Business PASSION

Tuesday, February 20, 2007

Networking Is About Your Business PASSION

Writes Trevor:

Nikki writes one of the best article insights I have read on the REAL WORLD of quality business networking in THE POWER OF NETWORKING - PART 1 .

In this piece, Nikki identifies exactly why it is a PRIVILEGE to be referred by someone who is a quality business networker - and why YOU, by being referred, have two reputations at stake should you not follow-up on the referral.

Nikki identifies the biggest secret to quality business networking, covered perfectly in her article: '..the first thing that you have to know before you even start to think about networking successfully, is what your PASSION is.'

Reminds me of an article I once wrote entitled: The Finest COMPLIMENT One Can Get.

I had a visitor yesterday who paid me one of the nicest compliments one can get. To paraphrase, he shared: 'I first met you in this very office in 1995. I had a boring humdrum life and was uninspired at work.'

'It was an It's So Simple! presentation... and something you said connected with me... both spiritually and intellectually. For the first time in my life I drove home on a high with a feeling of total JOY... I will never forget it... I was actually singing in the car. I had never done that before.'

'I have followed your information for years since... I was inspired at work... I developed a PASSION and PURPOSE in my life which is paying off today. I am about to do what I want to do in my own business.'

'Your example as been one of consistent passion and purpose... you have never wavered... you have always walked your talk with integrity... and I want to thank you for that.'

'As I've got closer to getting into my own business and asked you pertinent questions... you have got tougher and tougher... you don't beat around the bush (I recognise that is because you are so busy yourself)... and you have forced me to THINK deeper and deeper... you have made me realise just HOW DILIGENT and knowledgeable you are when it comes to business... which has strengthened my conviction to do it RIGHT.'

'I have seen people crumble at this most critical process that you adopt... I have learnt that you are TESTING their resolve because you know something about how difficult business can really be if you are not prepared. I have chosen to take each comment you make and treat it as a lesson... and to bounce back when I feel I have understood the lesson. I learnt that your door is always open to someone who does this. You NEVER shut the door. This has made me stronger and ready to face the future in my own business. I am ready.'

Well... how about that... it really makes me feel good. I am amazed at how many people have surfaced this year, already, to say how much my work has MADE A DIFFERENCE in their lives. I think that it is one of the finest compliments one can get.... a 'thank you' for helping to make a difference in someone else's life. I know one thing... a genuine 'thank you' is one of the most humbling things anyone can give... especially in person. All manner of feelings from personal pride, embarrassment, ego and plain ol' bloody-mindedness have to be overcome and subordinated. So it is a GIFT that I REALLY APPRECIATE for its true worth.