When I first started entrepreneurship, everyone told me that networking was key. I spent SO many hours connecting with every business owner or entrepreneur possible and it did absolutely NOTHING for me.
Why?
Because people who have tons of time on their hands have nothing else to do and someone who has nothing else to do is probably not growing a thriving business or actually having impact.
🌈The quality of WHO you are networking with MATTERS.
This is why I only network based off of the Dream 100 nowadays and why I believe it is the only way to make progress.
😍This is also how I connected personally with someone who is friends with Alex Hormozi himself.
Here's how it works:
- 📈Come up with a strategy.
Only outreach to people that are going to move your business forward. Not everyone is a good collaboration or networking partner. Use your time wisely.
2. 💃Write up 100 people that you would LOVE to collaborate or connect with personally.
Go as dreamy and pie-in-the-sky as you want! We are only 7 degrees of separation from everybody so you have to believe that you can connect with ANYBODY.
3. 🤝Determine which ones of these people you have the closest connections with.
You may not know a specific high level coach but if you purchased their program/mastermind/cohort then you would be in their inner circle. Maybe one of their prodigees has an affordable membership/program you can invest in to get 1 degree closer. Determine which ones you could probably work towards.
4. 👋Start working through the web.
Map out who knows who. Then start working your way up the ladder. You might have to get well known in their groups, skool communities, buy a program to get into their inner circle, or win a competition. Get KNOWN by them and build up good will.
5. 😁See how you can help them.
⭐Everybody needs SOMETHING. Figure out the biggest pain point they have and solve it. See if you can get them to introduce you to someone else that's on your list that you had your eyes on.
❤️If you strategize your networking, you can get closer than ever to meeting people that only seemed like a dream. The more successful the person, the more they can help your business by giving you quality referrals, giving you helpful direction & strategy, and connecting you with other high level people that can help too.
👇So, what are 3 people that you think would be AMAZING to connect with (even if they feel like a pipe dream right now)?