1. ATTITUDE TO
NETWORKING
Sean Snyman
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2. Introduction
To change your perceptions on
NETWORKING.
I am Sean Snyman and been in the
business sector for 24 years in various
forms.
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3. Topics of Discussion
What is networking essentially?
What is ATTITUDE?
Looking at ATTITUDE in the sense of
NETWORKING!
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4. What is networking?
Networking is very much a part of life,
we gather information about others and
store this info to be used at a later
stage.
Getting names of friends.etc.
People = money.
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5. What is ATTITUDE?
Dictionary:1- The position of the body or
its parts; posture. 2 a way of thinking or
behaving!
Attitude can be defined as positive or
negative and each has it’s own
outcome!
Think about body position and your way
of thinking.
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6. ATTITUDE and My Way
of Looking at It in
Networking!
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7. A ttitude
Attend meetings, functions, gatherings.
Always ask about other people and
what they do!
Ask for business cards.
Always give your business card out!
Assume that you can be of assistance
to them and them to you!
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8. T titude
Take the time to actually listen to what
they have to offer.
Try to ascertain common ground.
Take note of every body you meet.
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9. T itude
Think of how many contacts that person
can bring to the table.
Think how long it would take you to
meet that same number of people!
Think of how little time you have spent
to reach a multitude of people!
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10. I tude
Initiate contact with those people you
have spoken to.
Invest time in them!
I is a lonely soul and has no friends
except when placed next to U. THEN IT
CHANGES AND BECOMES US OR
WE!
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11. T ude
Take control of your contacts!
Take the good out of every encounter
and discard the bad!
Take away new ideas on how to
improve your business from people who
are objective about it.
Take the initiative to hold meetings at
your premises.
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12. U de
Use the time positively.
Use every opportunity to relay your
message.
Use a form of reward for those that
assist you in your business.
Use the chance to be seen by
becoming a memorable part of the
network.
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13. De
Don’t ever give up contact.
Don’t allow yourself to be negatively
influenced.
Determine what is useful and what is
not.
Don’t stop attending chances to
become known.
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14. That leaves E.
Eventually things will happen but only
you can make them happen.
Even when you don’t see results
straight away things are happening,
YOU ARE GETTING YOUR NAME
INTO THE MARKET PLACE.
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15. Practical examples
Lets look at the different hunting styles of the
spider and a pride of lions!
We need to realise our weakness and realise
to HUNT ALONE REQUIRES MORE
EFFORT THAN HUNTING IN A PACK!
Nobody said it was easy to own or be in a
business environment but why do we make it
even more difficult than it already is?
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16. What This Means
We all are born to network by nature
and yet when opportunities present
themselves we don’t use them!
Look at your ATTITUDE towards my
“attitude” and spot the difference.
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17. SUMMARY
NETWORKS ARE FOR BUSINESS
THAT WANT TO SUCCEED. IF YOU
DON’T, YOUR COMPETITORS WILL.
I CAN TELL YOU WHAT YOU
SHOULD BE DOING, IT IS UP TO YOU
WHETHER OR NOT YOU WANT TO
DO IT.
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18. It All Comes Down To
Attitude And The
Choices We Make. Is
Yours A Good ATTITIDE
Or A Bad One?
The Choice Is
Yours!
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