Find out what during our 2006 ANNUAL SPRING FLING Leads Club invites you to an evening of Networking, Appetizers & Drinks, Awards and Door Prizes.
TUESDAY, MAY 9th, 2006 6:00pm to 830pm Rock Bottom Brewery 8980 Villa La Jolla Drive La Jolla, CA
(One block west of I-5 on La Jolla Village Drive. SE Corner of La Jolla Dr. & Villa La Jolla Dr. It's the old Elephant Bar, for those of you who have been around for awhile!)
Be more visible and call, or sign up to donate a door prize! Bring Your Business Cards & Promotional Items For the Networking Table! Register Online Now!!
Always Plan To Leave Any Business Gathering With A Minimum of Two New Networking Contacts
Some say using the Power Plays of Focused Networking are "the only way for business people to think!"
At Leads Club, we say this form of networking is a way of "providing an effective means to increase your business."
Who is successful at making connections that increase business? It's the person who:
makes a connection
builds trust
lets needs be known
values leads
follows through
follows up
gives recognition and thanks
finds out how other can be helped
Think of your network as an ever expanding universe of links, alliances and ties. I'm a visual person, I think of my network as an interrelated highway system. At each junction are acquaintances, friends and professional associates who can call on me and to whom I can call for help, information, idea exchange, business opportunities, social experiences. The best way to maintain and extend your Focused Network is to:
stay active with networking efforts
be visible
reconnect with those you've met
find ways to become trusted and valued in other networks
put out quality leads and referrals, and that's what you'll get back
Always consider your connections and network first
Always consider referrals when outlining goals
Always set goals before a gathering, to meet people, learn information, make contacts, etc.
The "F" word: Failure
As people trying to succeed, we don't like to use the "F" word yet failure is part of our vocabulary. To lessen the blow if you fail to accomplish a goal, consider:
Babe Ruth struck out 1 ,330 times, but he also hit 714 home runs
Thomas Edison was thrown out of school in the early grades when the teachers decided he could not do the work
When Bob Dylan performed at a school talent show, his classmates failed to see and hear his potential. They booed him off the stage and out the door
R. H. Macy failed seven times before his store in New York caught on
The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck received a score of rejections before it was published
Henry Ford forgot to put reverse into his first automobile
Thomas J. Watson, Jr., past president of IBM, said, "The formula for success is to double your failure rate."
Do not allow the pot holes of life stop you from progressing to your highest level of personal and professional success. Pick yourself up. Dust off your boots, your pride and your goals, and get going again.
Self-adjusting goals
Goal setting and achieving, like any habit, takes commitment and determination. Once the practice is established it becomes a way of life.
Be flexible and review your goal list often. Keep your list posted in a conspicuous spot; read it twice a day. Every month, physically update it. Physically is the key here, because these are working goals and as such, are subject to change.
What happens when goals have been accomplished? Few of us rollout of bed and say, Now I'll meander around and find some stuff to do. After you have achieved your ambitions...long and short term aims...reset your goals. Re-adjust.
Here's how:
Reward yourself when a goal has been achieved.
Review and revise your goals immediately.
Be open to "danger" as you move out of your comfort zone.
Identify how your network has been a vehicle for achieving your goals.
Be flexible and see change as a challenge, an opportunity .
IT'S BEEN SAID YOU NEED TO ACCOMPLISH ONLY TWO THINGS TO BECOME SUCCESSFUL:
