Stop! You are about to commit “Networking Suicide.”

Stop! You are on the ledge. You are about to commit “Networking Suicide.” Please, you're about to hurt yourself and everyone you interact with. The one thing you are about to do is literally committing networking suicide. (More on that in a minute.)

I’m Derek and I’m your friend. For now, I want you to step back from the ledge.

I get it, you have bills to pay.

You have a family to feed.

You have a business to run.

Trust me, I get it.

We're all in the same boat as you.

However, this single act (like stepping off a ledge) will not only kill your business opportunities but will prevent you from benefiting from life opportunities as well.

So, Stop it! Learn how to network the right way.

Unfortunately, it's common to do this one thing, and most, if not all, who start out networking this way end up stepping off the ledge.

They fail big time and leave networking forever saying, "Networking didn't work for me or my type of business!"

It's not your fault; you simply didn't know the right way to network.

Let me set the stage:

Someone told you about networking event. You RSVP'd to the next meeting. You went dressed up with a stack of business cards in your pocket. You're thinking, “I need to make some money, I have bills to pay, everyone needs my product--” and you do mean EVERYONE. You arrive and begin working the room-- passing out your cards, presenting your products, and collecting as many business cards from other attendees as you can. Upon leaving, you say to yourself, "Excellent job!" You are so excited to get back to the office because you collected a fat stack of cards. You think to yourself, "I'm going to add them all my database, send them an email to buy my product, and set up an appointment to present my products.  After all, everyone needs what I have!”

Well, you're wrong!

Unfortunately, this is the number one mistake new folks make and it kills their efforts right out of the gate. They "assumed" everyone needs their product and service. They also assumed everyone at the meeting were there to buy or join something.

I hate to break it to you, but less than 1% of the people in the room will ever need your product or service.

As a result of you going to the meeting with your sales hat on--to pitch and recruit, you're not likely to win and influence folks.

Instead, you have cultivated some enemies, individuals who will never get to know you, like you, or trust you, and most definitely will never help connect you to business or other life opportunities.

You’ve just committed “Networking Suicide” Here’s why!

There has never been one person, in the history of networking, that EVER went to a meeting with the intent to buy or join anything--

I know it's painful to hear, but it's true.

Did you show up to a meeting expecting to buy or join anything? Didn’t think so!

What should you do instead?

Meet People, Build Relationships and Make Connections. Become a Power Connector.

Focus on developing and expanding your Social Network; meet as many people as you can, discover how you can help them and then connect them to individuals in your network who can help them.

Do that enough times and you become a resource, the go-to person, a Power Connector.

You unlock endless opportunities for your business and your life.

THIS is the secret sauce to networking.

It's time for you to learn how to network the right way.

We've created an entire course on how to Become a Power Connector.

Take Massive Action, it's the only way to succeed.

Derek

For more information and training on how to become a Power Connector go to our website at www.businessnetworkingformula.com.

At BNF, we believe in you and your success. We know you can become a Power Connector. We look forward to seeing you soon at BNF Meetings around the bay area!