3 Connection Mistakes Most People Make!

Below are 3 of the biggest connection mistakes we see people make in networking. Perhaps you are making one (or all) of these mistakes right now!

Connection Mistake #1 – Thinking you are “too busy to network”

One of the biggest mistakes we often hear people say is “I am too busy to network”. I would like to challenge you that you are too busy NOT to network. After all, by doing so you can capitalise on leverage and collaboration instead of marketing yourself and you can get to the point of choosing who you want to do business with rather than getting any business through desperation.

Connection Mistake # 2 – Most People Don’t Have a Great Value Offer

What do you think would happen if at your next event you got up and said, I have a contact for Bob, Michael, Michelle and Jane? Do you think it would only be those 4 that would be impressed with you or do you think it might be the whole room!

A major component in being perceived as having real value to offer is being genuinely interested in other people. Find out what people you want to connect are looking for. Talk to them about their goals and if you can help them achieve them in some small way you are building solid foundations by giving first. Reciprocity is where people have an unconscious desire to want to help those who help them.

Connection Mistake #3 – Thinking You Can Do It All On Your Own

One of the biggest connection mistakes we see some business people make is they think they have to find people they need on their own. The whole point of networking and connecting is leverage, yet many people try to do everything on their own. They either feel uncomfortable using their connections or they have not built enough rapport to ask for the favor.