Hoarding Your Network Makes Everyone Less Successful
Networking guru, Keith Ferrazzi, shared some insightful nuggets in his daily email this morning about hoarding your network. These tips are especially important for those trying to take their ability to network and relationship build to the next level. I will have to compile my own list of networking tips @ some point. “Your success is my success.” – !YG
1.    Evaluate your network: Assess your individual relationships. Are they meeting your expectations and are you meeting theirs? Can you trust them? If the answer is yes, then you’re also likely to feel comfortable introducing them to others in your network. You’ll know you’re not being take advantage of. You’ll feel a sense of calm and trust yourself to let go of the hoarding instinct.
2.    Is the answer no? Then maybe it’s time to think about whether your network needs pruning. Or it’s time for some candid conversations – how can you increase the levels of trust, mutual respect, and reciprocity?
3.    Pay it forward: Because you have spent the necessary time and energy to get your foundation in place, understanding what your goals are and knowing what types of people make best sense for you, the easier for you to pay it forward and be generous to everyone in your network.
4.    Opportunity in numbers: “There is safety in numbers†is a common expression.†I would like to expand on this and say “there is opportunity in numbers.†The more people you connect to others, the more will connect to you. That’s the secret that makes networks powerful. So let go and have fun!
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