For most of us in the midwest – snow is a hassle. You have to drive in it, shovel it, deal with it. Then there is the unseen gift. I was about to shut down the house when I saw this… rabbit tracks in our walkway. It reminded me of how we may be so…
Social Media is about Social first and Media second. Have fun with it. I wrote a post that talked about past Christmas presents. It was a fun post to write, but even more fun when I got to post a picture of me at nine or ten years old. The point is to have fun…
While networking with some peeps the other day I mentioned Mike Montgomery as a hockey player I knew. One of the people asked, “Is he a goalie?” (which he is). During Mike’s presentation this morning we learned that he worked at Bell Labs in a prior life (as did my mom, dad and myself). Connections…
One of my networking partners invited me to a sporting event. With only two days notice, you can imagine the shuffling it took to make it all work out. You never know who you will meet (friends, clients and more). Networking through association can be fruitful and fun!
I never knew the United Center (where the Bulls, Hawks and Elephants play), had an elevator with 8 floors. Filling a stadium with 22,000+ people and getting them where they need to be, takes a village of people. Getting them in and out in a snow storm is a challenge! Talk about a networking opportunity!
I have done several posts about Think Tank Groups. It’s a place to learn from others, but more importantly, it’s a place to let it all hang out. Share your thoughts, fears and mistakes. Its’s a place where people who have made similar mistakes, feel your pain. You may not get your answers this meeting…
Every time I teach a class, I learn. I learn what is the pulse of the greater business community and what THEY need to learn. What do I need to remove? What do I need to add? What are the current hot buttons? What is “So Yesterday?”. It’s the difference between talking at, vs talking…
The holidays present times of joy, parties, and confusion. When networking, you meet up with a lot of people. Some are christian, jewish, muslim, buddhist, hindi, and many others including agnostic or atheist. You never know? Just like your business should not always be about you all the time, this should be a time of…
We all get busy around the holidays. Parties, family and commitments (in no particular order), tend to eat up a lot of our time. Unless your group has declared a day off, then do your best to show up and participate. Most networking groups are not so low key that they allow show up when…
Pets can be a connector. In person they are always the topic of conversation. On-line they can be just as much of a conversation starter. In fact, the two most shared things or the internet is #1 Kittens and #2 Bacon. Don’t over do it. Unless you are a celebrity like Angry Kitty, your pet…