Relationships
Your Desire to Be Liked is in The Way of Your Desire to Be Successful
Have you ever met someone who you just did not like, maybe in church, at school, or at a business-networking event? Of course! So, would it be fair to say that in all likelihood there are people out there who do not like you? It’s shocking I know, but there…
He Wants to Know What – She Wants to Know Who
Women do not like to talk about their accomplishments, they feel that it is bragging which is unlady like and impolite. Ladies, there is a big difference between “bragging” and sharing your accomplishments, and the latter is important if you are going to network effectively with men. Listen to men…
8 Things to Watch Out for When Beer and Networking are Combined
This is part two of a post by my friend and fellow Tweeter, Greg Magnusson DVM is an Indianapolis Veterinarian and owner of Leo’s Pet Care. Part one is on the Blog for Lipstick on The Rim. Greg is a prime example of why it is important to have a good…
Women are From Facebook, Men are From Twitter
Following is a guest post from a friend of mine, Lorraine Ball, owner of RoundPeg she has been reading our book and doing some survey work of her own. Very interesting early results! Published in 1992, Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus has sold more than 7 million copies. It…
Handwritten Note Cards – An Attitude of Gratitude
As 2011 was moving out and the 2012 was moving in, Lorraine Ball and I were taking our weekly long walk on the Monon discussing and solving all the problems of the world or at least our world. The topic of people saying thank you came up. Lorraine has been…
Flirting and Networking – Good or Bad?
Flirting: to court trifling or act amorously without any serious intentions Flirting is a basic instinct, part of human nature. This is not surprising: if we did not initiate contact and express interest in members of the opposite sex, we would not progress to reproduction, and the human species would…
Successful Networkers Ask More Questions
It is said that a wise man listens and questions, while a fool rambles on and on. Don’t do foolish networking, show interest in people by asking good questions.
Three Things Men Do Better Than Women – When Networking
Last week I posted 3 Things that Women Do Better Than Men, today it is the guys turn. Can you believe it ladies, there are things that men do better than we women. Of course you can, it is designed by nature. Men are great at doing a variety of…
Three Things that Women Do Better Than Men – When Networking
Business networking is about building relationships and who is better at building relationships than women. When it comes to networking there are a few things that women are just naturally better at then the men. There are things they can learn from us, just as there are things we can…
Four Steps to Building a Global Network
I went to Ireland in February to speak at a conference, I connected with some of my friends there, and made many new friends, last week I was in Australia, training a group of franchise owners. In August I will be in Africa working with a team of franchise owners,…
