Week-End: The Importance of Networking

Know that most things in life come from other people.

Every interaction you have is an opportunity to create a new friend.

Find out more about people’s interest and concerns.

Aim to keep in touch as the relationship will fade if you don’t.

Be willing to invest time talking with people.

Learn to enjoy it – people are endlessly fascinating.

Aim to leave people in better emotional shape than you found them.

The practice of networking (online and offline) will become even more important in the future. And think how important Facebook, LinkedIn, Branchout etc. are now! You’ll also find that income opportunities will arise due to the people you meet. Business is built on relationships. And seeking a high quality network may open the doorways that will surprise you. Remember, that the networks you are a part of can contact any person on the planet in only 6 steps. Whether president or pop star. Somebody knows somebody who knows somebody etc.

From the Book: LIFE: you can't stop the waves but you can learn how to surf!
By: Martin Shervington, John Seymour

Week-End: The Rope for Young Elephants

As a man was passing by the elephants, he suddenly stopped, confused by the fact that these huge creatures were being held by only a small rope tied to their front leg. No chains, no cages. It was obvious that the elephants could, at any time, break away from their bonds but for some reason, they did not.

He saw a trainer nearby and asked why these animals just stood there and made no attempt to get away. “Well,” trainer said, “when they are very young and much smaller we use the same size rope to tie them and, at that age, it’s enough to hold them. As they grow up, they are conditioned to believe they cannot break away. They believe the rope can still hold them, so they never try to break free.”

The man was amazed. These animals could at any time break free from their bonds but because they believed they couldn’t, they were stuck right where they were. Like the elephants, how many of us go through life hanging onto a belief that we cannot do something, simply because we failed at it once before?

For all the aspiring accountancy career students; “Failure is part of learning; we should never give up the struggle in life.”