November 2008
Art of Networking
Six Degrees of Separation
Dr. Ivan Misner debunks the urban legend that we are connected by six degrees of separation. He covers many of the concepts of his new book The 29% Solution in this 11-minute podcast. You'll discover the upside of the research and how you can use this information to increase your sales results. Learn the VCP process of networking and how Visibility, Credibility and Profitability must be chronological to be effective.
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The Six Degrees of Separation of Networking
We've all heard the story, about how each of us is removed by just six degrees of separation from every other person on the planet. Few of us have spent any time trying to figure that out. We tend, rather, to forget about it unless someone makes the startling discovery that a person they know has managed to meet a guy who's friends with a guy who knows George Clooney.
What we don't realize is that there are no six degrees of separation.
It's an urban myth, say Ivan Misner and Michelle Donovan. And they should know.
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Deconstructing Networking
Making real connections will help your business grow.
Advocates of networking often refer to the old adage, "it's not what you know, it's whom you know." But in an age when acquaintances (or MySpace friends, or LinkedIn connections, AIM buddies or MSN contacts) are often just a click away, it's starting to look like it's not really what you know or whom you know but how well you know them. This, at least, is the opinion of Ivan Misner, author, networking guru, and founder and chairman of BNI, an international networking organization.
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Success Starts with Win-Win
Ivan Misner, known as the Father of Modern Networking, recently sat down with Success from Home to share his thoughts about how entrepreneurs can benefit from the Givers Gain Philosophy which says when you contribute to the success of others they, in turn, will contribute to yours.
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Businesses Give to Gain
What do a florist from Hartlepool, a publicist from Sedgefield and a massage therapist from South Dakota have in common?
The answer is they are all members of the world's largest business networking organisation.
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Japanese Origami Bank Has Just Folded!
Ok, not the funniest joke in the world but it made me laugh this morning.
There doesn't seem to be a lot to laugh about just now and many people are falling into the trap of letting all the talk of credit crunch and recession get them down.
I still "refuse to participate in a recession" and tend to filter out all the negativity from my daily meetings and discussions. My business both in BNI and Coaching has still been growing steadily.
I was at a BNI meeting recently when David Bone, an Independent Financial Adviser with Simple Financial, did a ten minute presentation. It was absolutely the best I had seen in a very long time, with all the elements that help his fellow members refer him, and go toward maximizing the business he can expect from BNI.
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Mission Unstoppable
Join the Unstoppable Frankie Picasso when she meets with Dr. Ivan Misner, the founder of BNI and the author of The 29% Solution. Dr. Misner has been called the "Father of Modern Networking" by CNN and the "Networking Guru" by Entrepreneur magazine.
Dr. Misner is considered to be one of the world's leading experts on business networking and has been a keynote speaker for major corporations and associations throughout the world. You won't want to miss this show.
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