For 2008: 'Catfish Networking' with ListingCards
Networking has two levels of participation: the 'observer' networker, and the 'activator' networker.
The 'activator' is the person who participates, connects, and makes the most of the networking situation. They are the opposite of the 'observer' networker, and always seem to be the life of the party.
I greatly admired this skill until I asked an expert 'activator' networker, how does she do it?
Her name is Roxanne Kelemen, Team Leader at Keller Williams Realty in Carlsbad, California. Roxy is the most astounding 'activator' networker on this planet. (Seriously.)
She explained that it is a mindset she embraces at every moment she is in her 'activator' role. What she keeps in her mind is the Catfish.
"A what?" I asked.
Roxy explained, "In certain fish breeding and farming ponds it was discovered that left to themselves fish will slowly meander around the pond and grow up to become bland tasting and less appealing at the fish markets."
"However, when a single catfish is introduced into the pond, the fish pick up speed, grow up stronger, taste better, look more healthy, and are a better product altogether.
(Knowing that my mind was picturing the concept of nip and tuck, survival of the fittest, etc., she continued...)
"I simply become the catfish. My presence in a networking environment lifts the room to an entirely new and exciting level of connectedness, productivity and performance."
As for the Listingcards, Roxanne says they are the perfect networking tool. Her recommendation:
Just before the meeting starts, circle the room and make sure everyone in the room is given a ListingCard. Do it quickly, without hesitation. Say, "Hi! Here is important infomation, Hi! Here is important information, Hi! Here is important information. Etc. Etc. It will create a buzz in the room! Do it every time, at every meeting.
In today's Real Estate marketplace with so many homes available for sale, you have to remind your associates and friends that your properties are still available, so they won't forget about yours!
Raise your networking effectiveness to a whole new level in 2008 with ListingCards. Go to: www.ListingCard.Net and order your's today!
The 'activator' is the person who participates, connects, and makes the most of the networking situation. They are the opposite of the 'observer' networker, and always seem to be the life of the party.
I greatly admired this skill until I asked an expert 'activator' networker, how does she do it?
Her name is Roxanne Kelemen, Team Leader at Keller Williams Realty in Carlsbad, California. Roxy is the most astounding 'activator' networker on this planet. (Seriously.)
She explained that it is a mindset she embraces at every moment she is in her 'activator' role. What she keeps in her mind is the Catfish.
"A what?" I asked.
Roxy explained, "In certain fish breeding and farming ponds it was discovered that left to themselves fish will slowly meander around the pond and grow up to become bland tasting and less appealing at the fish markets."
"However, when a single catfish is introduced into the pond, the fish pick up speed, grow up stronger, taste better, look more healthy, and are a better product altogether.
(Knowing that my mind was picturing the concept of nip and tuck, survival of the fittest, etc., she continued...)
"I simply become the catfish. My presence in a networking environment lifts the room to an entirely new and exciting level of connectedness, productivity and performance."
As for the Listingcards, Roxanne says they are the perfect networking tool. Her recommendation:
Just before the meeting starts, circle the room and make sure everyone in the room is given a ListingCard. Do it quickly, without hesitation. Say, "Hi! Here is important infomation, Hi! Here is important information, Hi! Here is important information. Etc. Etc. It will create a buzz in the room! Do it every time, at every meeting.
In today's Real Estate marketplace with so many homes available for sale, you have to remind your associates and friends that your properties are still available, so they won't forget about yours!
Raise your networking effectiveness to a whole new level in 2008 with ListingCards. Go to: www.ListingCard.Net and order your's today!
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