Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning,
Speaker 1: This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's
Speaker 1: tip is to be in the business of creating small
Speaker 1: miracles for people in your network. It's a great way
Speaker 1: to keep your network strong and to use your influence
Speaker 1: for good. Today's tip, like another one this week, comes
Speaker 1: from Rachel Rogers' book We Should All Be Millionaires. Rogers
Speaker 1: talks about ways that people from all sorts of backgrounds
Speaker 1: can create serious wealth. So we all know that opportunities
Speaker 1: come to people who are well networked. Most people also
Speaker 1: know a fair number of people just by working at
Speaker 1: various places over the years, or meeting people casually or whatever.
Speaker 1: But unfortunately the reality is that these networks tend not
Speaker 1: to be automatically strong. We meet people and then we
Speaker 1: all forget about each other. So if you are looking
Speaker 1: to up your networking game, Rogers recommends reconnecting with the
Speaker 1: community you already have. Now. Of course, this might be
Speaker 1: easier said than done, as Rogers says, we have every
Speaker 1: excuse not to invest in our non familiar relationships. We
Speaker 1: are busy, we are tired, we are netflixing. However, she says,
Speaker 1: if you want to have meaningful relationships to call on
Speaker 1: in both good times and bad. You are going to
Speaker 1: have to reconnect and recommit to building those relationships, and
Speaker 1: it doesn't need to take all your time. Rogers notes
Speaker 1: that a great way to reconnect with old friends and
Speaker 1: colleagues to communicate, as the saying goes, to get a friend,
Speaker 1: be a friend. Rather than just reaching out to say hey,
Speaker 1: thinking of you, reach out to say I mentioned you
Speaker 1: on my podcast, I nominated you for an award, I
Speaker 1: refer to client to you. Hope that's cool. I popped
Speaker 1: something into the mail for you. Rogers says, be generous
Speaker 1: and create small miracles for people and they'll become loyal
Speaker 1: friends for life. So I like this mindset of small miracles.
Speaker 1: Most of us have at least some ability to do
Speaker 1: something of value for the people we know if we
Speaker 1: put some thought into it and look for opportunities. So
Speaker 1: be on the hunt. If you see that a former
Speaker 1: colleague has written an article for an industry publication, share
Speaker 1: it with your professional community and then let him know
Speaker 1: that you did it. If a friend or professional acquaintance
Speaker 1: is selling something you are reasonably interested in, like a
Speaker 1: book or a short course, buy it and let the
Speaker 1: person know you did. Everyone loves making a sale. If
Speaker 1: that intriguing person you met at a conference mentions that
Speaker 1: she has an Etsy store, buy presents for people there.
Speaker 1: Think of people who might like to be introduced to
Speaker 1: each other. If you've got an interesting meeting, you might
Speaker 1: bring along a younger colleague. If it makes sense. If
Speaker 1: someone is hosting an event, attend and bring another person
Speaker 1: to guarantee that at least three people will be there. Now,
Speaker 1: of course, there's nothing wrong with telling people that you
Speaker 1: are thinking about them, but in general, it doesn't take
Speaker 1: too much more time, an effort, or money to do
Speaker 1: something that shows you really or thinking about them. What
Speaker 1: goes around tends to come around, So get in the
Speaker 1: habit of creating small miracles for people. A true network
Speaker 1: is built on generosity, and knowing that you can be
Speaker 1: generous can actually help you feel quite wealthy, and as
Speaker 1: Rachel Rogers says, we should all be millionaires. This is
Speaker 1: one way to feel like one. In the meantime. This
Speaker 1: is Laura. Thanks for listening, and here's to making the
Speaker 1: most of our time. Thanks for listening to before breakfast.
Speaker 1: If you've got questions, ideas, or feedback, You can reach
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