When I joined BNI it started working well for me very quickly. And so I thought, this is great! I’ll find another group to join and I’ll get more referrals. But from the very first meeting I realised that that was going to be a problem.
When I joined BNI it started working well for me very quickly. And so I thought, this is great! I’ll find another group to join and I’ll get more referrals. But from the very first meeting I realised that that was going to be a problem.
I love networking but I’ve had to learn how to do it, and I’ve learned to love it.
I’m probably considered outgoing and approachable by most who meet me, but I can be a little introverted at times, and so networking was something that didn’t come easily at first.
Fake it ’til you make it has long been a favourite of mine and it applies well to networking. I don’t mean be fake. Quite the opposite in fact, you need to be authentic and genuine.
I’ve always been a big proponent of networking. I really enjoy it and BNI was integral to the growth of my last business with a tangible financial return. Some of the people I’ve met through networking groups have become lifelong friends and so the relationships that networking fosters can be invaluable and hard to put a figure on.
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