𝗜 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗡𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗮 ‘𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴’ 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁. (well, not THAT kind of networking – I was in the networking IT space for many years)
𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗲𝘁, 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗺𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗮 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 – 𝘀𝗼 𝗜’𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹!
🎙️ A decade back I was listening to an interview on the radio with a former GM of a large company talking about his new book. I found something he said to be particularly interesting, so I reached out on Twitter, sharing that I appreciated this comment. He replied, I bought the book, he started sharing my content, and the connection continued…
🥐 About 15 years ago I was enjoying breakfast in Positano, and I overheard a familiar industry conversation at the next table. This person happened to be a known name in my household. He was a respected Chairman/President of one of the companies in my industry. I called out his name to connect. And the relationship with him and his amazing wife began.
🗣️ 3 years ago I reached out to a new friend for a 1:1 conversation. She’s a senior leader in her business and lives in a part of the US that I didn’t know much about at the time. She had indicated in a few women’s group calls that she had been raised with a different political point of view than most of us. I loved her energy, so I wanted to listen and understand this better. She is now one of my great friends, supporters, collaborators, and allies. I just love this woman, and we have learned that we share much more in common than not!
🏀 I was at a charity basketball game as a teenager and paid a little kid $5 so that I could sit next to my favorite NFL player. I showed him that I carried his player card in my wallet. I’ll leave out the details, but he has been a close friend for 40 years…
🎂 I was getting ready to do an EBC (executive briefing) for a group in from Southern Brazil on my birthday – maybe 5 years ago. To prepare, I learned a bit about the region, the companies represented, taught myself how to open in Portuguese, and, knowing how lively a group this might be, I asked the group to sing me Happy Birthday in Portuguese, Southern-Brazilian style (true story)! I am still connected to some amazing people from this group!
𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮 𝗳𝗲𝘄 𝗲𝘅𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘀 𝗜 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗶𝘁. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱 – 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗜 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿.
Let me know your interest in an experiential workshop to Master the Art of Networking!
𝗠𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲, 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝟱 𝗠𝘆𝘁𝗵𝘀 𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗕𝗨𝗦𝗧!💥
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