A contact list is easy to build.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A real network is not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A real network is built slowly, through trust, consistency, follow-through, and genuine conversations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Too many people begin networking only when they need something.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
They need an introduction.
They need a referral.
They need an opportunity.
They need someone to open a door.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But the strongest relationships are usually built long before there is an ask.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
They are built when you make the introduction without expecting anything in return.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When you share an opportunity because it may help someone else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When you remember what matters to people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When you follow through.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When you show up again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One impressive conversation may get someone\u2019s attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Consistency is what earns their trust.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The best referrals are rarely requested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
They happen when someone trusts your judgment enough to place their own reputation beside yours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That kind of trust cannot be rushed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It has to be earned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I believe relationships compound over time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A conversation today may become a referral, an opportunity, a collaboration, or a friendship years from now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But only if the relationship was real.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Stop collecting contacts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Start creating connections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One conversation can change everything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Dean Zusmer
Mr. 305-INJURED<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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