Networking Insight

Be Thankful for Your Relationships During the Holidays

The holidays are a great time to reflect on the past year. It is a good time to evaluate what happened and what you would like to accomplish in the coming year. Now is the time to think about your relationship building this past year.

What are you thankful for you? Below are some thoughts that may resonate with you.

• Strengthened existing relationships
• Met several new people who are now part of your network
• Found new clients
• Found new partners
• Hosted several successful events
• Built up your personal brand
• Asked to speak at several events
• Launched a blog
• Used social media consistently
• Found a new job
• Got a promotion
• Found capital for your company
• Received several meaningful referrals
• Gave out several meaningful referrals
• Built friendships
• Had fun getting to know people

What else are you thankful for?

Networking Insight Turns Ten!

Yesterday, Networking Insight turned ten! Thank you for your continued readership and support these past ten years.

My goal for 2017 is write more blog posts. I am always looking for guest bloggers. So, if you want to write a post, contact me at [email protected].

It is a rewarding and enjoyable experience to share my thoughts on relationship building, networking, and personal branding. I hope that you find value from my posts.

I look forward to more years to come. Happy Networking!

Showcase Your Expertise and Get Noticed

Personal branding is an extremely important aspect of relationship building. You want people to know you for your expertise and skillset. Once that happens, you will be recognized and remembered.

Take the time to demonstrate your expertise so others get to know you. Ways to do this include speaking at events, writing blog posts, writing articles, building a personal website, etc.

Once you implement several tactics, you need to be consistent and persistent. It is important that you are continually in front of people. The more they see and hear from you, the better they will get to know you.

Be bold and confident in letting people know what you do. You need to be proactive, which will make you stand out. As a result, opportunities will come your way.  Opportunities could be clients, partners, capital, jobs, friends, speaking opportunities, etc.

You can also partner with other professionals so you can showcase your expertise together at an event. One way to do this is to set up a panel discussion or individual talks on a specific topic. Sticking together with other successful people can be good for your personal brand. As long as the other people have a good reputation, then your brand should get stronger.

Be creative to get yourself out there. Successful professionals usually find ways to stand apart to be known. Take the leap!