My Networking Adventures
Lessons from the Real Life Lab of Business Success

Passion for YOUR Mission

By Dr. Lawrence Wood

We could tell that Spring was upon us when, seated on our stoop, my best friend and I watched him shuffle passed us. His shoes were so big or so small – we couldn’t tell –  that he walked on the backs which gave way and folded down to expose his filthy heels. The dirt on his body and face was blackened and caked like too much make-up. His hair was unruly and matted and his clothes were equally soiled. We called him John-the-Bum.

He never said a word. He never retaliated, if we made a comment or called after him with some scornful or ridiculous

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F2F Networking Tips
Skills and Tips to Make Your Networking Group Productive

Holidays and Snow Days

1. Holidays: The meeting shall go on UNLESS the holiday falls ON the meeting day. Expect a lighter showing for holiday weeks, but also expect a deeper, more meaningful relationship-building time.
2. Snow days and other inclement weather: When the schools are closed, or delayed during the meeting time, in the area of the BizBuilders Meeting, then the meeting will be canceled officially. This way, all a member has to do is get up and tune in to the local media and watch the school closures report and they know what to do. By the way, the hard part of this is getting all the members to know this, so as always, PASS THE WORD!

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Product of the Week
Networking Group Supplies to Help Your Network Grow

The F2F meeting to “discuss our businesses.”

I was at church the other day and my friend Dave and I were suddenly discussing our businesses. I said I would drop by in the week and talk to him about business and how mine might fit in with his. I wanted to keep it short, because I had a lot of friends I need to catch up with since I have been traveling for the last 8 of 10 weeks. He was excited and so was I to have a chance to talk about my

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Business Skills and Tips
Practical Habits for Business Success

Grow you, grow your Biz!

I think everyone would agree that the more you grow your knowledge, the greater your skill in the marketplace. The more you practice, the better you get. The greater your body of work, the greater your opportunity.

My friend Robb Buckland posted on his FaceBook profile a great truth:

I've come to embrace the notion that I haven't done enough in my life. I've come to confirm that one's title, even a title like master or sensei, says very little about how well one's life has been led. No matter how much you've done or how successful you've been, there's always more to do, always more to learn, and always more to achieve. 

That's what building a body of work is

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