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As a Networking Coach and Business Consultant, I am all about making connections and bringing people together for their benefit. I enjoy seeing people’s lives changed by connecting with someone else to help them grow either personally or professionally. Networking is all about relationships too. The most successful people in life, I believe, are focused on what they can give and how they can help others succeed. Over the years I developed into a leader through relationships.

WHERE ARE YOU LIVING? PAST, PRESENT or FUTURE? Does this seem like an odd question to you? Maybe it does or maybe it doesn’t. We are all living in one of these three places. In the book, “Ruthless Trust” by Brennan Manning, it occurred to me that most of us are meditating on the past or worried about our future. As the saying goes, if you drive your car only looking in the rear view mirror, you’ll run into something. There must be a balance to where we live, past, present or

Does approaching others in a networking environment scare you? Whether you are brand new to the networking arena or a seasoned pro, it can be intimidating to be in a new setting with strangers. Some people simply will not go into a social setting because they are riddled with fear. This may stem from embarrassing moments as a child or an adolescent. Maybe they had a critical parent or sibling that was constantly telling them that they are not good enough. If this is you, do n

Do you go to networking events, or any event with the mindset of making new contacts? Of course you do! Let me ask you one question… do you have a stack of business cards that is piling up in your desk drawer? Take a look. Then ask yourself, what can I do with these cards? Better yet… what am I doing when I go to networking event after networking event, and all I am getting is a pile of cards, but really not seeing the level of business that I am hoping for? It is having a ne