UNIVERSAL GUIDE TO NETWORKING: "NOWHOUR" - A Clever Plate & Great Advice

Universal Guide to Networking with Terry Bean

For as long as I can remember I have been fascinated with clever vanity plates. While "63 vet" is certainly descriptive, it is not necessarily clever. A clever plate is one that may take a moment to figure out or that you feel like you need to confirm your understanding of its meaning with someone else. Occasionally you will see a plate that no matter how hard you try, you just don’t get. Alternatively, you may see one and wonder why the hell they chose that...mine is such a plate.

NOWHOUR is more than a license plate to me, its just good networking advice. Networkers are quick to agree with the idea that "givers gain" as popularized by another TNNW writer and the "father of modern networking”, Dr. Ivan Misner. I believe there is a step before giving. Its knowing what you have to offer. Many would be networkers don’t understand all that they have to give, because they don’t recognize what they have to offer. To me, that’s a function of knowing who you are.

When you know who you are, you will know what you are capable of and what you are here to do. The awareness that you have about you and how you can assist those to whom you are connected is profound.

Interestingly, most people see the plate and understand it to be now hour. With all of the focus on how important "now" is, I suppose that makes sense. Doing things now is also a good plan when it comes to networking. So often, we end up putting our networking off until "later". Believe me, NOW is always the right time to network.

So why is this the post for January? Well there are a couple of reasons:

1. I think a great piece for February would be examining what we as networkers have to offer to our networks and I want to get your thoughts on that idea.

2. I think it’s time we get to know each other a little better. The fact that I have know who you are written in short hand on my car may resonate with a few of you and we can establish some common ground.

I am looking forward to connecting with you more in 2009. Here’s to our most successful year yet.

TOSA (To Our Shared Abundance)

Be Connected-

Terry Bean

www.networkedinc.com

www.motorcityconnect.com

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TNNW, JANUARY, 2009, WEEK 2: "We're Looking for a Few Good Networkers"

By Adam J. Kovitz

CEO, Founder & Publisher

Okay...we're looking for A LOT of good networkers. Why? Because without good networkers:

1.) Nothing would ever get done

2.) You wouldn't be reading this right now

3.) There would be no trust

4.) There would be no TNNW

5.) There would be no community.

We're proud to have been the trusted source for better networking for nearly four years and we appreciate you being part of our subscriber community. It is because of you that we have been making significant improvements to this publication to better serve you.

To this end, for the first time in TNNW history, we are offering yearly memberships to our subscribers who want to take our TNNW community to a higher level. The benefits of TNNW membership include access to premium products and services that no good networker should be without.

And while we have not officially launched as of yet, we have been overwhelmed by those who have already chosen to join. THANK YOU AND WELCOME!!!

This is just the beginning...

TNNW is available and will continue to be absolutely no-charge. Starting in 2009, however, TNNW will be offering a yearly membership, which will be a nominal yearly fee - $18/year for an individual membership and $30/year for corporate members. While membership is optional, you will want to join right away (call it our "offer you can't refuse"), as it will include access to members-only services which you won't find anywhere else, including:

1.) Press release, publicity and public relations services - imagine sending up to three of your own press releases to over 20 premium newswire services with an aggregate of over 25,000 national and international publications (online and traditional) all for less than $100.

2.) Webinar and broadcast programs - produce your own fee-based webinars!

3.) Custom text messaging programs

4.) Trade and non-bank financing for growing businesses

5.) Post up to one event per week on the TNNW calendar at no additional charge

Plus many more to follow...

We have spent the past several years building a network like no other...membership in TNNW will grant to access to this network and open a whole new door of possibilities to you and/or your business!

Stay tuned for more.

TNNW Calendar

We have a new calendar and it's open to you! To post your event, please visit our calendar page. There are three options:

1.) Post your event for $5.00 as a non-member

2.) Purchase a package of 10 postings for $30.00 as a non-member

3.) Become a member and post up to one event per week at at no additional charge!

New Delivery Options

You mean I can get TNNW articles emailed to me? I can listen to them on the web? I can put all the TNNW articles (and then some) up on to my own website or blog? Click here to find out how!

Surveys and Polls

Yes...you've been making your voice known to us! Now you can do it even better with our new site devoted to letting us know what's on your mind. We will also be making your collective opinions be known. Click here to find out more.

As always, I look forward to networking with you!

- Adam

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POWER THOUGHT OF THE WEEK: Unlikely Connections, Part 2

Power Thought of the Week with Patricia Parham, Ph.D.

Microtriggers

It is very easy to make contact with persons like ourselves and less natural to do so across age, cultural and ethnic boundaries. What are the microtriggers that let you know that there might be some similarities underneath the seeming differences? Share something about the holidays, family or a vacation and ask about theirs. Listen for similarities (vs. differences) and respond to the excitement in the story. Themes that lead to connection might be having fun, loving adventure, family, learning risk-taking or hobbies.

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