Networking can be great for sales…
Networking can be great for career advancement…
Networking can be great for job transition…
Networking can give you a headache
if it’s not done well…
I read a post today in an online
professional discussion forum about a
networking event that the poster
attended.  He said that there were a lot
of small business owners there, and he
was constantly [...]

A:  For me it’s been a mixture. Networking and meeting people is the first step, and a necessary one.
I have learned so much about networking over the past few years, both from my failures and my successes. I was able to find out what I did flat-out wrong, what I was good at, and what [...]

Are you a LION? Are you uncertain if you
should be concentrating on getting
connections of quantity or quality for your
best business results?
I just received ANOTHER invitation that used
a canned text. And I can almost recite it verbatim.
It was the third or fourth time this person with
500+ connections has invited me to join his
LinkedIn network.
I joined LinkedIn [...]

I wanted to share these three sales tips from an answer I posted on LinkedIn:
1. Don’t just “sell a product or service” but become a trusted advisor that provides solutions and can be relied on to help when needed.
2. Listen 80% of the time to the prospect or customer to determine their stated needs and [...]

This is a short inspiring, profound video of Randy Pausch.  I won’t say much, other than there are some great coaching and life philosophies unveiled, so you get out of it what’s natural for you.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQtwEKlUutA] 
Thank you, Randy, for your contributions and wisdom.
Best,
Jason

This is a short inspiring, profound video of Randy Pausch.  I won’t say much, other than there are some great coaching and life philosophies unveiled, so you get out of it what’s natural for you.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQtwEKlUutA] 
Thank you, Randy, for your contributions and wisdom.
Best,
Jason

Q: Hi Jason,
I just got an email from a vendor who supplies a different service to the same type of clients as I do.  He didn’t blind carbon copy it, so I now have access to about 200 email addresses of folks who, in all likelihood, would be interested in what I have to offer.  [...]