Networking Your Home Business within Circles of Influence

Written by Jeff Casmer


When you need an auto mechanic or an air conditioning repairman, where do you turn for help? Sure, some people turn torepparttar yellow pages. But most will turn to friends and family and ask if they know of anyone who can dorepparttar 116533 work.

The best place for your business to be positioned is to berepparttar 116534 business onrepparttar 116535 tips ofrepparttar 116536 tongues ofrepparttar 116537 people asked to makerepparttar 116538 referral.

THE 300 RULE

Preachers, funeral directors and people in a few other professions have learned "the 300 rule" through their own personal experience.

"The 300 rule" states thatrepparttar 116539 average person knows 300 people on a friendly level. Wedding planners tend to make reservations for 300 guests. Funeral directors tend to need to make room for 300 mourners. You getrepparttar 116540 idea.

DOODLING WITH CIRCLES OF INFLUENCE

Imagine your circle of friends, family and acquaintances, a.k.a. your circle of influence. Now, draw your circle of influence as a circle on a blank piece of paper.

Next, contemplaterepparttar 116541 people in your parents' circle of influence. Some people who know your parents also know you. Therefore, you will share some influence withrepparttar 116542 people your folks know. Now draw your parents' circle of influence on your piece of paper.

Your circle and your parents' circle will intersect in one area, althoughrepparttar 116543 larger majority ofrepparttar 116544 two circles will not intersect. If you are like most people,repparttar 116545 two circles on your page at this point looks very similar torepparttar 116546 MasterCard logo.

Now imagine drawing a page full of intersecting circles, each circle representingrepparttar 116547 circle of influence ofrepparttar 116548 people who are within your own circle of influence. Imagine trying to encapsulate an accurate rendering of where your circle andrepparttar 116549 circle of your friends will actually intersect.

Some circles will share a large area of space, while others will barely cover one another.

Actually, you can only imagine at this point what your piece of paper will look like. The actual layout ofrepparttar 116550 circles imagined in this analogy is simply too overwhelming forrepparttar 116551 mind to comprehend.

D.I.S.C.I.P.L.I.N.E.

Written by Rosella Aranda


What does this word really mean anyway? According to Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, 10th Edition, discipline, as a noun, is defined primarily as punishment. My, but that has a harsh ring to it. An alternate definition is self-control. Well, that’s a little closer to my idea. I submit that discipline, as it relates to making your home business a success, isrepparttar following:

D = Decision The decision to succeed at building a lucrative home business must be a firm commitment, a fiery yearning in your soul that you ARE going to do this. A flimsy “Oh, we’ll see how it goes” attitude won’t get you where you want to go. Sorry. It’s best that you know this upfront.

I = Integrity You must relate on a mutually beneficial plane withrepparttar 116532 rest ofrepparttar 116533 world. If you think you can make good by foisting a cheap bill of goods onto unsuspecting customers, you’re wrong. You might make a few quick sales, but your success will be short-lived and your ruined reputation might never recover.

S = Sincerity Do you really believe that your product is worth it? Are you really concerned about helpingrepparttar 116534 people you do business with or are you just trying to “take their money and run?” I know there are people out there like that because I’ve beenrepparttar 116535 victim of a few of them! Those unfortunate experiences taught me that I certainly don’t ever want to be like one ofrepparttar 116536 greedy bunch.

C = Concentration It is far better to concentrate your efforts on a single home business program. Some people try to get their fingers into a few different pies, hoping to speed up their inflow of cash, andrepparttar 116537 results are disastrous. I know of one guy who wanted to deal in an arsenal of products so that he could “always sell something to somebody.” He had one company for diet pills, another for legal services and yet another for software programs. He figured he had all bases covered. Well, I don’t guess I need to tell you that he ended up selling “nothing to nobody” and he lost a bundle of money besides.

I = Inspiration Where do you get yours from? Do you find quiet time for yourself? An occasional mental vacation is helpful, too. It’s so important to visualize our desired aims, to keep our goals lively in our imagination. Do you have a network of people to stimulate you, people who can provide information, encouragement and insight when you are tapped dry? It’s a sad and lonely road if you’re trying to do it alone. Thank goodness it’s not necessary.

P = Pride Are you proud of your status as an entrepreneur? You certainly should be! Or do you mutter, shrug your shoulders, look down at your shoes or give a dismissive wave of your hand when asked about your line of work? Can you imagine any ofrepparttar 116538 pioneers ofrepparttar 116539 Old West acting like that? Not on your life! It takes courage and self-respect to venture forth into new territory. Stand up straight and tall and hand out those business cards with pride, Brothers and Sisters!

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