The philosophy of networking

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I've been networking now for about six months. I have come across some very nice people, some very bad people and some people that I have become lifelong friends with. There are some of us out there, "us" being network marketers, that have very differing opinions about the profession. I call it a profession because to be successful at it you need to learn..alot. you need to learn a lot about people in general. You need to learn how to be yourself, how to be honest and straight forward. You need to learn systems and how to weed out the good ones from the bad ones. Most of all you need to learn how to be a person of integrity because if you are not that person, if you don't treat each person as though they were your best friend then you will never do any kind of meaningful business with that person. More importantly you will you ever have the chance of remaining friends with them. It is so much easier to lose a friend over the internet than it is in the traditional sense and I can tell you how ridiculously easy it is to lose business online. Posts can easily be taken out of context and words can be misconstrued more easily. Business partners just disappear, never to be seen or heard from again. Ok, so I have to have a point right? Indeed. The point is this. If you as a network marketer do not strive to make each and every person you come into contact with your friend, just as you would in real life, then you are doomed to fail no matter what system or opportunity you offer. People follow leaders and real leaders are people of kindness and integrity. Strive to become a leader and you will end up in a good place. This post is more about me putting thoughts to paper than anything else. I hope you find something in it that you can use. Jay