Your Click!
We all tend to form our own little clicks since we were toddlers. Its a wonderful feeling to belong. A sense of comfort that you can fall back to. We in our lives have various clicks that we tend to take for granted i.e. Your family, Your friends, spouse or better half. But we tend to take this group for granted the most which is our business or work click. These are the people who we call in favours from, play nasty with and lead very superficial relationships with. This never was the case.
In the good old days, when a hand shake was all it took, where a man/woman's word was the contract. Your belief in that word was the authenticity. There was no need for stamp paper or third party witness. Because we as people of commerce survived on our reputation. A reputation could make or break your venture and future prospects. One wrong move and you would be done for. There was integrity and mutual respect amongst fellow members of commerce. Those men or women never took these relationships for granted which is why there was lot more wining and dining required at the time. We knew the names of their spouses, their anniversaries and the children's birthdays. Though our personal lives were never part of this click there was a sense of warmth in conducting business with people you knew.
"People you KNEW" Those are the key words we tend to forget today. Which is why its so hard bringing in business. We have diluted the process by creating a profession called Business Development! Ironic isn't it. These professionals do the same thing our previous generations did and we coin this as progress.
I have been lucky on the other hand. I have found a group of people who have taken it back the grass roots; and it makes me smile. These people will meet once a week for a business meeting and the agenda of this meetings; WAIT FOR IT; is to HELP each other out. Unheard of in todays world. I was shocked when I learnt about this as well but ITS TRUE!
I have taken so much from this click in terms of values, kindness, laughs, business tricks and genuine care. A sales force like no other that basically will go out of their way to connect you to the people you want to, so you can grow. GIVERS GAIN. So simple yet so brilliant.
Don't get me wrong we have our fair share of squabbles and heated arguments but when it comes down to crunch time they all saddle in with you. I have been fortunate to meet people from all walks of life. I have had the opportunity to feed of their experiences and energy week on week. Some are my peers with years of experience (Some with more than 20 years of experience) some are entrepreneurs like me who are novices. This eclectic mix of people come together to form my cushion, my click. We have bid many members farewell in the past but they are always a phone call away. The Bond Lasts for a Lifetime.
Three simple Letters B N I : Business Networking International. True to its word! GIVERS GAIN!
I feel extremely fortunate and filled with gratitude. So a big THANK YOU to my Chapter Premier! Here is too a lot of laughs, memories and relationships that last a lifetime.
Smile, Breath and Go Slowly!
In the good old days, when a hand shake was all it took, where a man/woman's word was the contract. Your belief in that word was the authenticity. There was no need for stamp paper or third party witness. Because we as people of commerce survived on our reputation. A reputation could make or break your venture and future prospects. One wrong move and you would be done for. There was integrity and mutual respect amongst fellow members of commerce. Those men or women never took these relationships for granted which is why there was lot more wining and dining required at the time. We knew the names of their spouses, their anniversaries and the children's birthdays. Though our personal lives were never part of this click there was a sense of warmth in conducting business with people you knew.
"People you KNEW" Those are the key words we tend to forget today. Which is why its so hard bringing in business. We have diluted the process by creating a profession called Business Development! Ironic isn't it. These professionals do the same thing our previous generations did and we coin this as progress.
I have been lucky on the other hand. I have found a group of people who have taken it back the grass roots; and it makes me smile. These people will meet once a week for a business meeting and the agenda of this meetings; WAIT FOR IT; is to HELP each other out. Unheard of in todays world. I was shocked when I learnt about this as well but ITS TRUE!
I have taken so much from this click in terms of values, kindness, laughs, business tricks and genuine care. A sales force like no other that basically will go out of their way to connect you to the people you want to, so you can grow. GIVERS GAIN. So simple yet so brilliant.
Don't get me wrong we have our fair share of squabbles and heated arguments but when it comes down to crunch time they all saddle in with you. I have been fortunate to meet people from all walks of life. I have had the opportunity to feed of their experiences and energy week on week. Some are my peers with years of experience (Some with more than 20 years of experience) some are entrepreneurs like me who are novices. This eclectic mix of people come together to form my cushion, my click. We have bid many members farewell in the past but they are always a phone call away. The Bond Lasts for a Lifetime.
Three simple Letters B N I : Business Networking International. True to its word! GIVERS GAIN!
I feel extremely fortunate and filled with gratitude. So a big THANK YOU to my Chapter Premier! Here is too a lot of laughs, memories and relationships that last a lifetime.
Smile, Breath and Go Slowly!
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