Just Ask Yourself: "Does Every Relationship Always Grow Our Networks?" (JAY DERAGON)

A paraphrase of the parable of the seed sower and the networker:

•1. The networker sows relationship seeds
•2. The seeds falling on the road represent those who hear, but
dismiss relationships straight away - they don't immediately sense the
value
•3. The seeds falling on the rocks represent those who hear, but only
accept it shallowly - these sorts of people reject relationships as
soon as they cause them affliction or pain
•4. The seeds falling on thorns represent those who hear and who take
the relationship to heart, but allow wordly concerns, such as money,
to choke the relationship
•5. The seeds falling on good soil represents those who hear, and who
truly understand relationships and who work on it causing the
relationship to bear fruit.

In a nutshell: we may spread our networking efforts in many different
places but, not all of our sowing will bear fruit. If we
understand this, it will help us to be more at peace with our
networking efforts because we don't expect a rocky road to yield fruit
the same way that fertile soil does.

As professional networkers, we know that not every relationship will
always grow our networks.

So, as you're contemplating the how and the why and the worth of
developing your network, Just Ask Yourself: "Does Every Relationship
Always Grow Our Networks?" (JAY DERAGON)

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Thanks!
Vincent Wright
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