…it’s WHO you know so often seems to ring true… Opportunities seem to present themselves always through contacts and discussions, and yet with so many adages, it’s not entirely true, is it? I mean you still have to know stuff.
And one of the most useful “stuffs” to know is what you want.
Having a goal in mind should be the prerequisite for any activity. After all it’s a lot easier to measure success when you have a success criteria in mind at the outset. And yet it is easy to bimble through life without any specific outcomes in mind.
So once you know what you want, it is then useful to know who can help you get there, so that “who you know” is only valuable after “what you want”.
Then it is useful to start to build up a network of contacts that can help you get there. Contacts that can:
- Make you feel good
- Mentor you and challenge you
- Give you direct and honest feedback
- Accept you as you are and support you emotionally
- Make things happen
- Raise your profile
- Provide you with valuable information and resources
- Open doors to new networks in your field of interest
I’ve attached a little word document (Build your network) you can use to fill this out if you are interested.
This will give you a good view of the strength of your network for reaching your outcome. And remember, networks are two way… the more networks you belong to for other people, the stronger your own network will be!
