Entrepreneurship requires you to admit you can’t do everything on your own. Fortunately, seeking help will be your company’s competitive advantage.…
It may take some practice to feel truly confident in your skin at networking events, but once you do, you’ll be practically unstoppable.…
Socialization Is a Skill, Too: 4 Ways for Working Adults to Develop It
by / ⠀Entrepreneurship / April 25, 2019
Relationship building and networking are important to entrepreneurs, but they may not come easy. No, it’s not just you: Americans across the board are becoming lonelier. According to a Cigna study released last May, 46 percent of American adults say they always or sometimes feel alone. Just 53 percent say they experience meaningful in-person interactions, like engaging in a deep conversation with a friend or family member, on…
Last Summer I surveyed my Idea Lemon audience the following question, When you ask to meet someone for the first time (this could be a professional connection, a friendly encounter, or even a date) what do you typically suggest? -Let’s Grab Coffee -Let’s Grab A Drink -Other (Lunch, tea, Let the person pick) The poll results showed coffee coming back at 49%, followed by an alcoholic libation at…
Best Places to Go to Build a Powerful and Influential Network (Part 2)
by / ⠀Blog• Entrepreneurship / March 13, 2015How often have we heard that relationships are our greatest asset without seeing behaviors that back it up? Real business success is extremely difficult without building great relationships. So it’s time invest! As we discussed in Part 1, practicing your social, communication and emotional skill sets is absolutely critical to getting better at the relationship building process. It’s also necessary to practice those skills in the right places to build…
Best Places to Go to Build a Powerful and Influential Network (Part 1)
by / ⠀Blog• Entrepreneurship / March 6, 2015Everything we accomplish in life is with or through other people. No one does it alone. Name one person that succeeded at anything completely by himself without any help?! Our ability to connect, build and deepen relationships has been proven to play a major role in both our success and happiness. And inside everyone is a core need to belong, it’s in our DNA. On the other hand, disconnection…
Have you ever woke up one day and decided to take a vacation? You don’t really know where you’re going, who you’re going to meet, what you’re going to do or where you’re going to stay when you get there but you’re excited that you have the ability to jump on a plane to somewhere whenever you want headed to where ever you desire at that moment. Two…
STOP Networking and Start Building Authentic Relationships
by / ⠀Entrepreneurship / January 29, 2015I think we can all agree that it’s very important to connect with other people throughout life. This allows us to: Make new friends Discover more opportunities Develop business relationships Become more successful Learn more about ourselves and our lives Typically, and I’ve been guilty of this myself, the approach most people take is horrible. Commonly with networking, people use this old fashioned method of going into every…
I recently wrote an article for the Huffington Post in which I shared with readers my love for informal networking and how I seem to be a magnet for bizarre networking encounters (Hint: One such encounter happened as I was wrapped in a towel in the gym locker room!). As much as I seem to be a magnet for these random networking opportunities, I also make a conscious…
5 Ways to Master Networking to Grow Your Business and Sign More Clients
by / ⠀Entrepreneurship / May 28, 2014As an entrepreneur, one of the most important skills you can learn is how to network…effectively. Lots of people think that they know how to network when all they really do is leave a bad impression and then wonder why none of their efforts and converting into clients. As a business coach, one of the things I teach my clients is how to master the art of networking…