Ivan Misner said it best: โNetworking is more about farming than it is about hunting. Itโs about cultivating relationships.โ
And Dr. Misner knows a thing or two about this topic. Being the Founder of BNI - Business Network International, he is not doubt an authority on the matter.
Too often, people treat networking like a numbers game - shaking hands, swapping cards, chasing transactions. But thatโs a short-term mindset.
Real growth comes from planting seeds, nurturing them, and letting relationships deepen before you try to expand.
Go deep first, go wide later.
๐ธDepth creates trust.
๐นTrust fuels opportunities.
๐ธAnd opportunities multiply into volume.
Thatโs why I prefer the term Connecting over Networking. ๐ซ
The word itself carries a different energy - less transactional, more transformational.
When you connect, youโre not trying to โgetโ something. Youโre trying to build something.
๐ How about you?
Do you approach new conversations as a connection... or a transaction?