How to Become a Natural Networker?
By Maureen G. Mulvaney, MGM
Most children are natural net workers. The minute we were mobile, we
began making friends – on the playground, at the dentist’s office and
in school. To reclaim your ability to network naturally, all you have
to do is reclaim your childlike curiosity. It’s as easy as one, two,
three.
1. Shift Your Perceptions of Networking.
As children we heard “Don’t Talk to Strangers.” As adults, we are asked
to attend networking events and accost strangers with our Business
Cards. This isn’t natural. Our parents and teachers who didn’t want us
talking to strangers encouraged us to make friends. Shift your
artificial perception of networking to doing what you’ve been doing
since childhood: meeting and making new friends.
You must also shift your perception of where to meet your new friends.
As kids, we networked anywhere there was another kid. Natural
networking takes place everywhere there are people. Look at all the
places you go during the day: dropping off kids at school, the grocery
store, the airport, and the bank. View these places with a new set of
eyes and make them your portable networking office. Make your office
hours any time there is an
opportunity to make a new friend.
2. Talk to Your ‘New Friend’
The easiest way to talk to a new friend is to ask questions and be
genuinely interested. Children can’t help themselves from asking
questions. As adults we must unleash our childlike curiosity.
Psychology 101 teaches, “The one asking the question is in control.”'
Take control of your destiny by asking questions. A simple, magic question that can start a
meaningful conversation is, “You must love what you do, right?” To a new mother, you might say, “
Oh, what an adorable baby, don’t you just love being a mom?” To a
dentist, you might say: “Oh, you’re a dentist, you must love your work,
right?” Ask the magic question in a caring manner and you’re new friend
will respond openly and honestly. You will discover her needs or
dissatisfactions. Either way, you have entry into a thoughtful
conversation.
3. Make the Exchange.
Once you have made a ‘new friend’, you’ll want to keep in touch. As
kids, we just said, “Wanna come over to my house to play?” Friends
naturally say, “Let’s Keep in Touch.” Ask
for their contact information or business card. Simply say, “I’d like to keep in touch, got a card?”
Always carry business cards, and when you hear, “I don’t have a card,”
say, “No problems, here’s one.” Because we’ve all been trained to make
friends, most people will hand you their contact information without
hesitation.
Natural networking is meeting and making new friends wherever you go,
curiously asking questions and making sure you keep in touch. It’s
exactly what you’ve done your whole life. Go out and make a new friend,
today?
Maureen G.Mulvaney, better known as MGM, is the author of The Women’s Millionaire
Club-the Traits and Patterns of Success of Women Millionaires of Network Marketing. As an
international professional speaker, MGM teaches small businesses How To
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