Rule 6: Learn to Love Networking

The handshake is my favorite method of non-verbal information gathering. How you respond and how you interact with people speaks volumes about both you and them… Leaning against the creamy wall of the White House ballroom, I’m watching President Bill Clinton work the crowd…As I walk away from the White House to my hotel I reflect on this experience. I wondered what did my handshakes say? How often was I just going through the motions, not really connecting with the person, but interacting with whatever they represented to me – or whatever my snap judgment had determined? I decided to change, then and there, as I walked along Pennsylvania Avenue, wind whipping my overcoat. I decided to take that risk, that leap, to shed my social mask and show others myself. Maybe they’d show me who they were in exchange.

Resources:
Accountability Partner Worksheet
Mastermind Group Worksheet
How to Create an Advisory Board

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