How to Create Connections to reach your GOALS
They often say it’s not WHAT you know, it’s WHO you knows you. Creating long lasting and meaningful connections to get closer to reach your goals is an amazing thing to have in life.
There are different ways to create connections and for different reasons. Depending on what your goals are and why you want to create these connections, you could do things differently. The ways I am going to share with you today are ways I find are the ones that worked for me over the years and have created meaningful relationships that I can consider the most worthwhile and productive in my life.
- Cold Calling
- Going to events
Cold Calling
Since I started my pursuit in building an empire, two of my most influential connections came from this method. I know it could be scary to pick up the phone and just call a random stranger out of the blue but, hey, what’s the worst thing I got from calling people? They hang up on me or say NO they don’t want to meet me. Which is nothing really.
Going to Events
Wherever you may be on this planet, there will always be events where people gather in events
Robert Allen – Real Estate Guru
Before you call someone, you have to prepare 3 main things:
1. Your target
2. How you could help them (what’s in it for them)
3. A natural sounding script or an overview of what you want to talk about
Your target
I forgot who said, “If you don’t know where you are going, any road will take you there.” Similarly, If you don’t know what kind of people you want to meet, any type of connections (even the wrong ones) will seem to be a good progress. Being genuinely interested in people’s lives and having their best interest at heart is always the goal; but this time, we are looking for something more than that.
How you could help them (What’s in it for them?)
Someone famous once said: “Everyone does everything out of selfishness.” It doesn’t matter how selfless the action could be, at some level it made the person feel good.
Imagine you met two new people today, everything about them are equal except what they bring to your life. One brings you nothing and offers you nothing, both in personal and business life but asks for your help all the time. The other offers you help and the potential to meet other new people. Who would you rather be continually be in touch with? Be that kind of person. It’s always a give and take relationship, give a lot and don’t expect anything in return but don’t hesitate to ask.
A natural sounding script or an overview of what you want to talk about
If you are new to this and are not sure how to start, it doesn’t hurt to have a planned script or outline as to what to say when you’re actually doing things. It also boils down to flirting, do it too mild and they might get bored; do it too aggressive and they might get scared; do it just right and you have a chance.
CONCLUSION
Do not be an asshole. Be genuinely and truly good in all your intentions when you meet people. People will feel if you have some kind of agenda behind your words and actions.
DO NOT WORRY. The right people in your life will come, but first you have to look for them.
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