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You’ve heard the saying, ‘treat something like a hobby, it will pay you like a hobby’. If networking is going to be one of your strategies to growing your business - treat it like a strategy!  Don’t be an amatuer…

BNI founder and chairman, Dr. Ivan Misner, leads the world’s largest referral organization for business owners, and professionals.  It’s sole purpose is the referral network strategy.

The key to networking? You MUST set obtainable goals and objectives.  Often times, people attending a networking event will set the objective of ‘what time am I going to leave…’  Well, your results will reflect that - so make a change!  Be specific, put some measurable numbers to it…how many events will I attend per week, how many people am I going to meet, what type of contacts am I looking for.

In a recent interview with Dr. Ivan Misner, he reveals the top 10 traits of a master networker;

10.  Dedicated to working in their network; be an expert and effectively work your network.

9.  Sincerity; be completely sincere and connected with the people in your network.

8.  Helpfulness; enact ‘givers gain’ or ‘the law of reciprocity, be willing to give before you receive.

7.

Gratitude;

be in integrity and full gratitude at all times.

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