THE BOOM IN BOOMER NETWORKING: Life is Complicated

The Boom in Boomer Networking with Elaine Ingis

Life is complicated – WOW, what an understatement. Trying to find your way out of one complication usually leads you into another, at least that’s been my “M.O.”. But, undaunted, I keep trudging along. Subconsciously I must be a believer in the philosophy that it is always “harder to hit a moving target.” I keep moving.

I believe that everything I do I do well – some are just “weller” than others. On a “well” day I reach my goal 1-2-3. On a less “well” day it may take me 15-16-17, etc. The important thing is that I always manage to get to where I need to be. Although it’s been argued that I am a bit of a Pollyanna, I never thought I was anything but brilliant in my tenacity and drive.

W R O N G.

I took pride in figuring out everything on my own. Learning from my mistakes, many repeated under a different guise. My energy was high, my attitude was positive, my creativity was always questioning – I Was Exhausted! Why did I need to go it alone when I could have learned from others' experiences, tapped into others' resources, get input from others who may have been there, and had truly done that?

– Why didn’t I streamline and accelerate the process by simply networking, and leveraging the experience and knowledge of other human beings.

As you may know, I am the Founder of SrMeetUp! (our website address is http://www.SrMeetUp.com), an interactive social and business community for Baby Boomers Sixty Years Plus. I’ve had a commitment and passion toward this amazing populace long before it became obvious, that we, the Woodstock Generation, needed to re-direct and reunite – to come home – to be heard. New and improved! … yada, yada is great -- but there is nothing like the bonding of similar life experiences to build a neighborhood of recognizable icons and memories. I’ve come to realize that I didn’t have to reinvent the wheel to build a new vehicle (perhaps I should sell my formula to Chrysler and GM). I simply had to network.

I still have loads of energy, still a glass half full kinda gal, never at a loss for questions, but I have accomplished so much more by simply tapping into information and experiences from my new colleagues and, hopefully, new friends.

So, friends, I need a favor. Still getting my site up and running – should be launched by July - and would love your opinions and comments on what we’ve accomplished and perhaps where you’d like to see us go. Visit us at http://SrMeetUp.blogspot.com/ those of you who are certifiably Boomers or younger (we all have Boomers in our lives), and tell us what would you truly like to see. Your input is precious. Whether it is about design, concepts, features or anything else, we’d like to know about it. I am sure, in the future, that I will be able to reciprocate either through my website or as a network buddy – as a matter of fact, I look forward to that.

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Awareness Leads to Learning

People, Power and Possibilities with Donna Fisher

Awareness is always the first step towards growing and learning. Becoming aware of something that you want, something that you don't want or something that you wish were different, gives you valuable information for taking steps to make the desired changes in your life.

Being aware includes being in touch with your feelings, desires, the people around you, and the opportunities available to you. Awareness can move opportunities into possibilities and then into realities.

Awareness is about being conscious, being present, and being in touch with what's going on in the moment at a physical, mental, emotional and spiritual level.

Be aware of:
What you could change that would enhance your life.
What you could change that would enhance your work.
What fears, concerns, and "mental roadblocks" get in the way of you expressing your full brilliance
The nudges and inklings that can guide you in making wise choices.
How to connect with people more quickly and easily.
The people in your network and how you can be of support.
How vast and powerful your network is when utilized effectively.
The natural human desire to connect and contribute.
Each individual as a network of connections.
Your ability to contribute to the people that you come in contact with on a daily basis.
The power of your speaking to direct a conversation in a positive, productive direction.
The vast, unlimited and organize nature of your network of people.

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Donna Fisher believes in the power of people to connect and communicate to create new possibilities. She is a Certified Speaking Professional, author, drummer, Nia White Belt and business owner. Author: Power Networking, Professional Networking for Dummies, People Power, and Power NetWeaving

www.donnafisher.com
Houston, TX
713-789-2484

Email: Donna

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Netflections: How Well is Your Network Working?

By Terry Bean
Social Networking Editor

As 2008 comes to a close many of us will become reflective. We’ll reflect on what we can learn from our past in hopes of creating a stronger future. Perhaps we will contemplate things like sales, expenses, employee morale, family life, physical health, what we learned, spiritual growth and many more items. But how many of us will look at our networks?

Did we continually nourish our network?

There are so many ways to nourish our network. Here is a quick list of some of my favorites:

• When you see an e-mail, article, news piece or whatever; forward it to the people you know who need to see it.
• Is there a new company coming to town or a new building going up? Who in your network wants to know about it? Share the information.
• Have you found a great new dry cleaner or new service station? Let the people in your network who share your geography know about it.
• What’s the best business book you have read lately? Recommend it, better yet- send copies to the important folks in your network (check out “Foundational Networking” by Frank Agin)
• Grab people that need to meet each other and set up an impromptu networking meeting.
• Did we add quality people to our network and share them with our network?

7. GIVE REFERRALS

So often we focus so much on the give that we forget how to help ourselves with the get ;-)

• Did our network nourish us?
• Did we make sure they knew how to provide us quality referrals?
• Did we learn new things that can help us in our business?
• When we provided referrals did our network follow up and treat our referrals right?
• Did our network bring us to events and introduce us to the people we need to meet?
• Do you tell your network the specifics of the “who” you need to meet.
• Have you identified both your target client and your target partner?
• Does your network know why you need to meet them?
• Do they understand the value you have to offer?
• Have they referred people to you in the past?
• Are they likely to refer people to you in the future?

As you look through the list of questions and statements how are you and your network doing? What could you and your network be doing better? There are likely people in your network to whom you could be referring more business. It’s also likely there are people from whom you should be receiving more. It’s ok to network in multiple circles and continue to add people to your network.

Consider this; networking is a 24/7 wherever you are opportunity when done properly. As you meet new people and connect your networks you can be nourishing us all.

Here's to a very connected holiday season-

Terry Bean
networkedinc.com
248-224-1326

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