Friday, May 2, 2008

Day 17—The Chore and Fruit of Networking

Networking is hard. Especially as time stretches out. You keep meeting with people, knowing—hoping—anticipating—that the next contact may be THE ONE that leads to the right opportunity. But you don’t know for sure. So you keep moving through your list. One at a time. It’s like sales. You keep calling, keep networking, keep talking, keep exploring who’s around the next curve in the road where you haven’t been yet. Knowing that the further you go the more the odds improve in your favor to bring results.

Today I met two different friends, each of whom gave me additional contacts and places and people to explore. I’m thankful for these friends and contacts. They’re little surprises along the way.

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