This week is quite auspicious for many of various faiths. And while talking religion is typically taboo, religion is also important from a networking standpoint because it is one of the ways we as human beings choose to identify ourselves and form a community.
For those of the Muslim faith, September 20th marks the end of the traditional month of fasting, Ramadan, with Eid ul-Fitr, a day long celebration. To our Muslim friends, we wish you Eid mubarak.
For those of the Jewish faith, Friday evening, September 18th, rang in Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year of 5770. Rosh Hashana and its sister "High Holiday" eight days later: Yom Kippur (a day of fasting and atonement of one's sins) are two of the most important holidays for Jews. Between these bookend holidays, observers look to be forgiven for their sins and will even ask others they have wronged for forgiveness.
What fascinates me about these two celebrations is the idea of fasting to cleanse one's self of all sins.
What does this have to do with networking?
Everything! When we wrong others, our relationship with them is strained. From a Relationship Capital perspective, this means a drop in Relationship Capital Value (RCV). Asking forgiveness is one of the only ways we know to minimize the loss of RCV and hopefully change it for the better.
In this vein, my business partner, Douglas Castle, has an article you should definitely read this week in his Sending Signals column called Making it Right - Re-Opening Doors and Rebuilding Broken Bridges. Enjoy!
So whether you're celebrating a brand new year, a brand new month, a brand new week or just a brand new day, we at TNNW wish you happy, productive, relationship building!
As always, I look forward to Networking with you,
Adam
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