Personal Branding Tip 254 · Relationships
Hold the Contact Details Yourself
When you meet someone worth knowing, take their details or enter yours straight into their phone. Then follow up yourself, because most people never reach back out.
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
The Manifesto advises always being the one who holds the contact information when networking, since most will not reach back.
Where It Comes From
- Category
- Relationships: The people who know you, and the people they know.
- In the Series
- Tip 254 of 365. One tip leads each day, in order, and the cycle begins again after the last.
Relationships
More on Relationships
Tip 259 · RelationshipsIntroduce People Who Need Each OtherWhen someone mentions a problem, introduce them to a trusted person who solves it. Recommend only those whose work you have seen firsthand.
Tip 263 · RelationshipsMeet Three New People DailyIntroduce yourself to three new people every day, online or in person, and log each one. Review the count weekly, monthly and quarterly.
Tip 268 · RelationshipsState Your Intent Up FrontWhen you contact someone whose services you do not need, say why, for example that you want a partner you can refer clients to.
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