see since i've worked out what i want to do when i grow up, i have been networking like mad - and you know what? it doesn't feel like a chore - i'm not talking to people about stuff i'm not remotely interested in, and it's actually kinda fun to be hanging out with people who share my passions and my visions...
see when i was in finance, i NEVER did networking - i never went to work drinks, i never went to functions for networking, i had NO desire to meet up with a bunch of accountants (no offense to you - since i share your qualification i feel i can say that without fear of being shot down in flames) and talk about balance sheets or capitalisation or ratios...yuk!
so, the trick to networking is this:
- you gotta want to do it;
- you gotta have a vested interest in it (not meaning that you use people, but that you are genuine and authentic in networking with them, rather than having an 'end' in mind)
- you share some values and passions and talk about them
- you have to be willing to give something back (it's not just all about you)
soooo today i did some networking and it was great - i met up with this amazing guy who i really enjoyed talking to and even though i'd approached him about a possible role in his organisation (albeit paying WAY less than i am interested in working for) which ultimately we decided wasn't right for me, he was happy to give me 90 minutes of his day and by the end we'd come up with a possibility of how we might be able to work together - on my financial terms!
amazing!
so, this post is really a thank you! thank you to everyone who's helping me as i put my business together, thank you to all those people who believe in me (especially me) and thank you universe for helping me 'see' all these fantastic opportunities that keep coming my way
xx
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