The Top 10 Sources to Consider as You Create Your Networking Mindmap
Category: Entrepreneurs, Small Business, Home Office (AA165)Originally Submitted on 7/1/2001.
Anyone seeking to spread the word about a new business or product, or even about a job search, can benefit from creating a mindmap of sources from which to seek contacts. Start by putting yourself in the middle of a sheet of paper. Draw lines outwards in all directions, ending in a basic source. From there, draw more lines as you start to think of more sources. For example, the line that ends in Education may then branch into High School, College, Grad School, Training School, perhaps even Elementary school if you have a good memory! Now list all the people who are brought to mind as you consider those sources. Here are some sources to start you thinking:
1. Personal friends, address book, Christmas card lists.
2. Email lists, including the people who forward all those jokes and petitions to you.
3. Family, including distant cousins and others you haven't seen in ages.
4. Education, friends, mentors, anyone from any educational level.
5. Hobbies, clubs, associations.
6. Networking groups that are formed specifically for that purpose.
7. Colleagues and former colleagues, people from the service if you've been in the military.
8. Anyone you get into conversation with - including the person who is on the phone - I've turned the tables on more than one sales person!
9. Neighbors, the ones who say hi as they walk the dog, or that you meet at neighborhood meetings or block parties.
10. Vendors and people for whom you are a customer. It is in their interests that you be successful - you will have more money to spend with them.
About the Submitter
This piece was originally submitted by Diana Robinson, Ph.D., Success Strategies Coach, who can be reached at Diana@ChoiceCoach.com, or visited on the web. Diana Robinson wants you to know: Coaching can help you to find the success strategies that work best for you. For a free half-hour coaching call and/or to request free ezines, please visit me at www.ChoiceCoach.com.
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