I saw this & thought it was befitting. I hope it helps you. It really helped me. It served as a well needed & timely reminder.
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“It’s not what you know, or who you know…it’s who knows you!”
Over the course of my career I’ve come to believe that if employees were to make that statement to themselves every day on the way to work they would find themselves getting more done and enjoying work more.
Networking is the cornerstone of success. Everyone who has ever been or ever will be successful has, at some point in their life, stood on the shoulders of others. Not in a punitive or mean-spirited way. Rather, in a supportive way.
Success is not something one can do alone. Everyone needs someone at some point that can help them get from where they are to where they want to be. It’s just that simple.
No man is an island. No man stands alone!
Rule #1: Make networking something that you do everyday for the life of your career.
Rule #2: Work at maintaining positive relationships. My grandmother used to tell us, “People judge you by the company you keep. Show me the crowd of people you hang around with and I’ll tell you the kind of person you are.” That advice kept me out of a lot of trouble and has proven to be true in the workplace as well. If you want to be promoted, hang out with ambitious, career-minded people. If you want to be known as a “problem-solver”, then associate with other problem-solvers or visionary people. You can’t soar like an eagle if you stay in the henhouse with the rest of the chickens.
Over the course of my career I’ve come to believe that if employees were to make that statement to themselves every day on the way to work they would find themselves getting more done and enjoying work more.
Networking is the cornerstone of success. Everyone who has ever been or ever will be successful has, at some point in their life, stood on the shoulders of others. Not in a punitive or mean-spirited way. Rather, in a supportive way.
Success is not something one can do alone. Everyone needs someone at some point that can help them get from where they are to where they want to be. It’s just that simple.
No man is an island. No man stands alone!
Rule #1: Make networking something that you do everyday for the life of your career.
Rule #2: Work at maintaining positive relationships. My grandmother used to tell us, “People judge you by the company you keep. Show me the crowd of people you hang around with and I’ll tell you the kind of person you are.” That advice kept me out of a lot of trouble and has proven to be true in the workplace as well. If you want to be promoted, hang out with ambitious, career-minded people. If you want to be known as a “problem-solver”, then associate with other problem-solvers or visionary people. You can’t soar like an eagle if you stay in the henhouse with the rest of the chickens.
Rule #3: Attend networking events. Focus on being around other people with similar interests. Opportunity rarely comes knocking if you never move past your living room. Get out and meet other people.
Rule #4: When you collect business cards, make sure you follow up. Don’t let an unreturned phone call be the reason you back off. It could very well mean that the person is busy with other things. Stay with it!
Rule #5: It’s okay to be excited. Most people think if you demonstrate excitement about a job or an opportunity that would be interpreted as being “desperate”. I appreciated candidates who revealed their enthusiasm about coming to work for my company. It’s a “likeability” factor that impresses others.
Rule #6: Be who you are. During the course of my career, I tried to emulate my supervisor and his other cronies by wearing monogrammed shirts, laughing at jokes that I really didn’t find amusing and trying to fit in with “the boys”. As a result, each day I came closer and closer to losing sight of who I am and what I want. Then life stepped in and I was “let go” due to a bad economy. What a blessing that was! As I look back, I realize the lesson I learned is that I have to be true to myself. No employer can pay you enough money that would be worth selling yourself. Be yourself and trust that you will attract the kinds of opportunities and circumstances that compliment who you are.
Rule #4: When you collect business cards, make sure you follow up. Don’t let an unreturned phone call be the reason you back off. It could very well mean that the person is busy with other things. Stay with it!
Rule #5: It’s okay to be excited. Most people think if you demonstrate excitement about a job or an opportunity that would be interpreted as being “desperate”. I appreciated candidates who revealed their enthusiasm about coming to work for my company. It’s a “likeability” factor that impresses others.
Rule #6: Be who you are. During the course of my career, I tried to emulate my supervisor and his other cronies by wearing monogrammed shirts, laughing at jokes that I really didn’t find amusing and trying to fit in with “the boys”. As a result, each day I came closer and closer to losing sight of who I am and what I want. Then life stepped in and I was “let go” due to a bad economy. What a blessing that was! As I look back, I realize the lesson I learned is that I have to be true to myself. No employer can pay you enough money that would be worth selling yourself. Be yourself and trust that you will attract the kinds of opportunities and circumstances that compliment who you are.
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