Connecting Everything and Everyone

I took some friends sailing yesterday, and before we even got on the boat I had found the common ground between them. Andrew is a business consultant who works with companies to help them better manage and market themselves. Sue is an organic dairy farmer. What could they possible have in common?

All I said to Andrew was, Sue & her husband are organic dairy farmers and he says “That’s great! I’ve been wanting to meet an organic dairy farmer! This is perfect! I have an idea.”

And there it was - a connection was made between two disparate people in my life. They spent quite a bit of time on the boat talking about Andrew’s idea. We’re all going to go over and look at the operation, introduce Andrew to Chuck, and see where it goes from there.

The world is small and connected, but only if you are awake and present in your own life. Be interested in others, and the connections will come to you. Once you start connecting people, your circle gets larger, your friends do business with each other, and everyone benefits.

Pay attention to those around you, and remember that every profession and every interest has a networking connection buried in the middle of it.

You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you. - Dale Carnegie