Networking is Working, if you WORK

Yesterday was World Social Media Day!

Why do we use social media? Yes, you use it for various purposes; education, entertainment and networking.

Networking is an integral part in business. The power of your personal determines the magnitude of your potential for networking. Networking is something that you need to do wholeheartedly. It's the same with personal branding. There are no half measures in personal branding and business networking.

Effective networking requires time, energy and resources. You can either network online and offline. Do you think it's a waste of time? Another quality you should develop is that accepting different viewpoints. When you start to network, you meet people from diverse industries and with various opinions and they have fixed mindsets and growth mindsets.

Identifying different characteristics of people is a skill you develop when networking with people. Sometimes, you feel too busy to network with people and the same scenario in personal branding too. You must develop the skills of personal branding and business networking parallelly; since, these two skills go hand in hand and they complement each other.

Purpose is absolutely important when engaging in personal branding and business networking activities. The building of your personal brand gives you a kick start for networking as well. It's a long journey. It won't happen overnight. If you think it happens overnight, it does not happen in that manner.

Developing your personal brand is vital to build your network. This network is built online and offline. Your effort will result in long lasting relationships that are mutually beneficial. Delving into another person's experience, skills and characteristics helps you in effective networking and this type of approach enables you to create a community of diverse thoughts and ideas.

Networking will make you identify untapped potential within you and also in the sphere that you specialize in.

Connecting with people enables you learn plenty. It turns a new chapter in your journey in learning. You need to be mindful of each and every action you take when you start engaging in personal branding and business networking; because, every message you send, every word you speak make an impact on your personal brand and your networking journey.

The recipe of "personal branding" will make the dish called "networking" delicious if you get the ingredients right.

Be an Influencer, not an Influenza

Sasanka