OH NO! THEY’RE NOT FOLLOWING ME ON TWITTER OR FACEBOOK

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I always make a point to thank friends when they do a favor for me.  It takes a few extra seconds, but my mother taught me the importance of a heartfelt “thank you” & I feel guilty if I don’t.

So when a friend of mine tweeted a link to one of my podcasts, I sent her a direct message to thank her.  Wow, I was surprised to discover she wasn’t following me so the direct message bounced back.  For a moment I got my feelings hurt.  But then after a moment of reflection, I determined that wasn’t fair to her or to me.  Did this mean she didn’t like me?  That doesn’t make sense.  She was kind & supportive enough to recommend others listen to my podcast.

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HOW TO LOSE FRIENDS AND NOT INFLUENCE PEOPLE

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It happened to me yesterday.  It happened to me last week.  In fact, it happens all the time.

I get an e-mail from someone that says, “Call me.”  Now what is that all about?  Basically what they are saying is my time is more important than your time, so I’ll make you go through the effort of trying to reach me rather than me go through the effort of trying to reach you.

My father had a good friend, Harold Shevin.  He owned Standard Furniture & he was probably the best business person I ever me.  Up until his death a number of years ago, if I had a business question or problem he was the man I would call on.

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IF YOU WANT TO BE FOUND–TRY LINKEDIN

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I received the e-mail while I was attending the National Speakers Association meeting in Phoenix & I had to rub my eyes to believe it.  I have a very dear friend who is a retired doctor.  One day she told me she wanted to go back to work part time, but wasn’t about ready to go out & look for a job.  She said, “I’m a highly qualified professional.  I’ve never prepared a resume in my life and I’m not going to go out & beg for employment.” I convinced her to set up a profile on LinkedIn and add some connections, but told her she needed to make some kind of effort. (more…)

LINKEDIN–HIDE YOUR CONNECTIONS OR NOT?

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I received a call on my voice mail from the marketing director of a large professional firm where I had trained their managers on LinkedIn.

She said the firm is making serious progress on developing their LinkedIn program, but one of the partners was recommending everyone in the firm be required to hide their connections.  She wanted to know what I thought before they made their decision. (more…)

DON’T BE SHY

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I have to admit my first instinct was to go hide in a corner where no one could see me. The social media club meeting had just ended and I was looking for some help with a computer problem.

I looked around the room to see if there was anyone who could answer my question. I spotted a friend who knows about technology and so I asked him what to do.

Unfortunately he had no idea how to fix my problem.  So what did he do? He turned around and shouted out a description of my problem to everyone in the room. The room went quiet for a second, and then someone came over and made some very good suggestions. (more…)