There are many old adages attached to networking and how it can help you to thrive in life and business, including:
#1 Your network is your net worth
Because the people in your network can help seed, invest or support your business ideas. They can also refer clients to you, recommend you for business advancing opportunities and so on.
#2 You are the sum total of the 5 people that you surround yourself with
As the people in your network help expand your ideas about what is possible for you (financially and otherwise), especially if they’re doing better than you in that area.
#3 People only do business with people that they know, like and trust
Meaning: to have a profitable business you must learn how to build and leverage profitable business relationships.
In other words, networking is one of the best ways to increase your authority, your bank account and- most importantly- your impact.
You know,
That message that you want to share with the world
That legacy that you want to leave
The reason you believe God put you on the earth
That’s your impact or your “why”
However, networking is an art that not everybody gets right. Here are 3 things to avoid to ensure that you do: