by WJW on December 13, 2011
Do you sometimes wonder whether you are wasting your time going to Breakfast Events, After Five Business Meetings, BNI Chapters and the like?
I often wonder whether I am just going for the company (I am – it can be a lonely business being a sole operator working from home) or whether there will be some genuine connections made.
This morning I had a phone call out of the blue from someone who came and visited our BNI Chapter about eight months ago. I resigned from BNI (Business Networking International for anyone who doesn’t know – a great concept and certainly gave me some excellent connections, and hopefully I was able to bring them some excellent connections) earlier this year, but here is someone that heard me speak all those months ago and remembered in the back of his mind that I was the sort of person he needed.
I don’t know whether any lasting business relationship will come out of this – I suspect it will – but it shows the value of networking.
I will keep you posted!
by WJW on November 22, 2011
Sounds like a political election quote, hang on a second, it was! Who remembers who and when? Who cares?
I have not updated my blog for over a year – it’s hard to keep doing something when it seems that there is no purpose to it, however, someone may come across my site unexpectedly and wonder why I haven’t updated it!
I’ve been too busy! Mostly looking after people – perhaps like you – who are too busy to do their own office administration and MYOB, or who value their own time and skills in their own business to spend time and effort on something that they are much better off outsourcing.
My little business is now nearly 18months old – barely a toddler – and while there have been a few stumbles along the way, it is sturdy and safe. It’s not growing very much, but with only me to look after it, for the moment that is OK – there is plenty of time to decide where I want to go with it.
How about you? Do you need an occasional hand to take up some of the slack? Would you like to take a few days off and have someone come in and sort out your office, get it organised and ship-shape and easy for you to manage?
If so, drop me a line, and I can come to you (in Sydney only, sorry) and Get you Sorted!
