Some Spiders Get Caught in Their WEBS

    I just read an interesting piece on the spiders who spin silky webs and those who get caught in them. It reminded me that the spider web was the perfect metaphor for networking which is why I included a graphic of a web in The Secrets of Savvy Networking , published in 1993. Yes, that was before the world wide web was part of the fabric of our lives although some of us were already emailing.  The spider web was analagous to that safety NET that works to support us in both our professional and personal lives.

    The spider's web is strong, protective and silky.  While I don't know if being silky is a priority in our careers and lives, having a stong and protective woven web are. Many speakers, authors and life coaches talk about the 'network' as a career tool, a sales technique or a business strategy. And it is all of that. BUT it's soooo much more.  Weaving a sturdy supportive web of contacts, friends, associates, classmates and colleagues is an on-going life process.   

   This supportive network which we weave is

                                        NOT a business tactic or style, it's a lifestyle.

                                        NOT  science, it's an art... the art of communicatio.

                                        NOT an entitlement program, it's an ENRICHMENT program. *

      To expand your network, join linkedin, invite your friends to join you. Be sure to attend events and use How To Work A Room to glide through any event.

Please note, this is orignal material from The Secrets of Savvy Networking, Warner books.

       Questions?  Comments? Susan@susanroane.com