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12/04/23A NEW LOOK AT AN OLD
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ATTITUDE TO NETWORKING
Sean Snyman
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Introduction
To change your perceptions on NETWORKING.
I am Sean Snyman and been in the business sector for 24 years in various forms.
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Topics of Discussion
What is networking essentially?
What is ATTITUDE?
Looking at ATTITUDE in the sense of NETWORKING!
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What is networking?
Networking is very much a part of life, we gather information about others and store this info to be used at a later stage.
Getting names of friends.etc.
People = money.
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What is ATTITUDE?
Dictionary:1- The position of the body or its parts; posture. 2 a way of thinking or behaving!Attitude can be defined as positive or negative and each has it’s own outcome!Think about body position and your way of thinking.
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ATTITUDE and My Way of Looking at It in
Networking!
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A ttitude
Attend meetings, functions, gatherings.
Always ask about other people and what they do!
Ask for business cards.
Always give your business card out!
Assume that you can be of assistance to them and them to you!
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T titude
Take the time to actually listen to what they have to offer.
Try to ascertain common ground.
Take note of every body you meet.
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T itude
Think of how many contacts that person can bring to the table.
Think how long it would take you to meet that same number of people!
Think of how little time you have spent to reach a multitude of people!
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I tude
Initiate contact with those people you have spoken to.
Invest time in them!
I is a lonely soul and has no friends except when placed next to U. THEN IT CHANGES AND BECOMES US OR WE!
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T ude
Take control of your contacts!Take the good out of every encounter and discard the bad!Take away new ideas on how to improve your business from people who are objective about it.Take the initiative to hold meetings at your premises.
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U de
Use the time positively.
Use every opportunity to relay your message.
Use a form of reward for those that assist you in your business.
Use the chance to be seen by becoming a memorable part of the network.
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D e
Don’t ever give up contact.
Don’t allow yourself to be negatively influenced.
Determine what is useful and what is not.
Don’t stop attending chances to become known.
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That leaves E.
Eventually things will happen but only you can make them happen.
Even when you don’t see results straight away things are happening, YOU ARE GETTING YOUR NAME INTO THE MARKET PLACE.
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Practical examples
Lets look at the different hunting styles of the spider and a pride of lions!
We need to realise our weakness and realise to HUNT ALONE REQUIRES MORE EFFORT THAN HUNTING IN A PACK!
Nobody said it was easy to own or be in a business environment but why do we make it even more difficult than it already is?
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What This Means
We all are born to network by nature and yet when opportunities present themselves we don’t use them!
Look at your ATTITUDE towards my “attitude” and spot the difference.
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SUMMARY
NETWORKS ARE FOR BUSINESS THAT WANT TO SUCCEED. IF YOU DON’T, YOUR COMPETITORS WILL.
I CAN TELL YOU WHAT YOU SHOULD BE DOING, IT IS UP TO YOU WHETHER OR NOT YOU WANT TO DO IT.
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It All Comes Down To Attitude And The Choices We Make. Is Yours A Good ATTITIDE Or A Bad One? The Choice
Is Yours!