We’re at that time of year when New Year resolution fever starts to fade. The hype and bravado of new year changes that we should make or will make have […]
Maybe it's the economy with its high unemployment, but lately I've been hearing from a lot of people who are considering starting their own business. Having begun a few of my own, they ask my advice. It's always the same: "Come on in. The water's warm." And when I follow that remark with, "Sharks also live in warm waters," their countenance quickly changes. In the fifteen years of running my own businesses and learning things the hard way, I've been bitten by a few of those sharks.
There have been more times than I care to admit when I've looked at myself in the mirror and said "I've had it with you. You're fired."
Fifteen years ago I learned how to network—the hard way. I decided to start my own professional services company serving local technology companies within my own backyard. My first morning on the job was spent culling my list of contacts to develop my calling strategy. After reviewing over 500 contacts, I discovered I had only two within a 100 mile radius of my new home office. Like the scene from It's a Wonderful Life, I had one mama-dollar and one papa-dollar and I needed them to make babies—fast!
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