I get to visit a lot of networking groups and some are really buzzing and great business is being passed. Others, much larger in size, are not passing as much business. I do not believe it’s the lack of business around but the lack of commitment of people in the group to go the extra mile to help each other.
There is a nice description I read once of Heaven and Hell. It describes Hell as a place where people are seated around a dining table, starving, and yet on the table before them is an array of sumptuous food. The people at the table can smell the beautiful aromas and yet no one is able to eat. They are all starving despite being in the midst of so much food. On closer inspection each person has a long ladle strapped to each arm. They are unable to bend their arms and the ladle is too long to reach their mouth. There is much wailing and gnashing of teeth! [click to continue…]
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