Essentially, networking is starting and maintaining personal contact (including email, snail mail, etc) with a small select number of individuals. These individuals may be a small group or scattered and unknown to each other.
Now, networking can be powerful. It begins like a seed and can turn into an oak tree, so to speak.
In my past, I did a lot of consulting, "trouble shooting", and small projects. I loved it because I knew I could always go on and look for another "Goliath" to kill. Each completion brought a sense of satisfaction.
Yet, each completion, as time went on, also created a bit of anxiety. The "unknown" both intrigued me and perplexed me.
What was going to be my next project, where would I be going, what would I be doing? Yes, these were intriging. But at the same time, I wondered why I couldn't be "normal" and just settle down with a "normal" job with a steady set of expectations, steady paycheck and so on and so forth.
So, one of my favorite past times was to - you guessed it - network!
In Part II, I'll give you some examples of concrete situations that you might be able to identify with and apply as well.
Is there anyone Brokering to the federal government that needs help? I am seeking a broker agent position....Joseph
Posted by: josephj@fedbiz.us | October 08, 2009 at 04:57 AM