Design Build Solutions, LLC » networking http://www.designbuildsolutionsllc.com/articles Professional Residential Design Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:37:19 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Thankful for a recession? http://www.designbuildsolutionsllc.com/articles/thankful-for-a-recession http://www.designbuildsolutionsllc.com/articles/thankful-for-a-recession#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:55:30 +0000 Tim Schrock http://www.designbuildsolutionsllc.com/articles/?p=421 Yes, we all know that our country – the entire world – is having hard economic times.  It has been hard for many, and I’ll admit that I’ve taken it hard as well.  So, I’m trying to count blessings: those things that I may not have learned or understood without the recession.

Family time has been increasingly special to me.  I’ve found hard work to be very rewarding, yes even the diminished buying power-it has given new perspective on priorities.

One business related benefit is a better understanding and practice of networking.  Since I have the floor, I’d like to put it in the negative for now.  In the future, I’ll write down a plan or thoughts/ideas for positve networking.

Networking is NOT …
… attending a lunch meeting
… trading business cards
… joining the local chamber of commerce
… going to a tradeshow

What ideas or experiences do YOU have that networking is NOT?

For a bit of a positive note, this recession has taught me ways to positively network for new relationships.

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