Last Friday, our friend
Motivatorman came to visit us (special invitation from my wife). We
had really good time (that of course included great food). As it was
time for him to go home, I decided to walk him out to the Subway
station. I didn't know how was the weather outside and I put on a
light jacket. Result? I have been under the weather these last two
days. My productivity has been close to nothing.
Even though I was not a
hundred percent on Saturday, I went to do a 3 hour presentation about
networking. The house was packed and we had people following us on
video from Ottawa and Sudbury. It was great fun.
I can teach a thing or two
about networking, but I have met people who are masters in the
matter. One of them is my friend Bonnie Chan. She is a master
networker (does this word exist, or I just made it up?)
I met Bonnie last year at a
networking event (where else would you meet Bonnie?). Right away the
connection was made. She knew me thanks to a mutual friend and she
said that she had heard a lot of things about me. Right then she made
me feel like a million bucks.
I met Bonnie again later on
in December at an event that my friend Jim put together. We talked
some more. I mentioned to her that I was looking for a place to move
in, and she told me so much about where she lived that I was sold
right on the spot. A few weeks later we were neighbours. She was
among the very first people who met my wife when she came to Canada
and they have been friends ever since.
Along the way, we decided to
work on a project together, which was to start a coaching group in
our area. I was going to be the facilitator and coach, and she would
be the one putting the group together. She did that in a heart bit.
She also took care of all the logistics. What a blast we had! When it
came to put together my wife's surprise baby shower, Bonnie and Aaron
her husband (who is now our accountant) took care of us by offering
us the party room at their place.
If you are an entrepreneur
here in Toronto and you have never heard of Bonnie, I can tell you
that it is a matter of time. You will definitely meet her because she
is everywhere.
Do you know what I have
learned from Bonnie? How to make genuine connections with people. You
meet Bonnie for the first time, you just feel it. She is a people
person. No wonder she is succeeding in all her projects (and she has
quite a number of them). Her new project is a networking bootcamp.
You can check it out at www.networktogrow.com/workshop
It is hard to succeed in
life without the cooperation of other people. More importantly, it is
key to have the right kind of people around us. I am so glad I met
Bonnie.
If you have people who make
you feel special when you are around them, cherish them. Make sure to
let them know how special they are. Bonnie is special to so many, I
just let her know how special she is to my family.
Moral of the story? Would
you like to learn how to treat people right? Just contact Bonnie and
you will move in our area.
Always a pleasure
Patrick
The Journeyman
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