Personal Branding Tip 234 · Relationships
Add a One Line Note
When you send a connection request to someone well known, add one short line: good to connect, best wishes for the year. No pitch.
Take It With You
Download the card for a feed, a story or a link, or share it straight from your phone. Please keep the MCG mark on it.
Why It Works
A connection note is a postcard. Approaching as an equal earned Isaac more yeses than noes from people who seemed out of reach.
Where It Comes From
- Category
- Relationships: The people who know you, and the people they know.
- In the Series
- Tip 234 of 365. One tip leads each day, in order, and the cycle begins again after the last.
Relationships
More on Relationships
Tip 238 · RelationshipsCheck In Before You DisappearIf you are heads down on a big project, schedule brief check-ins with your key contacts. A network left silent stops sending opportunities.
Tip 242 · RelationshipsRepair One Broken PromiseThink of the last time you broke your word to someone. If the relationship still matters, reach out this week and apologize.
Tip 246 · RelationshipsAsk About Them, Not Their WatchAsk successful people how they think and how they built what they have. Skip the questions about what they own.
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