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Networking

Networkingasaconcepthasacquiredwhatisinalltruthanunjustifiedairofmodernity.Itisconsideredinthecorporateworldasanessentialtoolforthemodernbusinessperson,astheytrotroundtheglobedrummingupbusinessforthemselvesoracorporation.Theconceptiswornlikeabadgeofdistinction,andnotjustinthebusinessworld.
Peoplecanbedividedbasicallyintothosewhokeepknowledgeandtheirpersonalcontactstothemselves,andthosewhoarepreparedtosharewhattheyknowandindeedtheirfriendswithothers.Apersonwhoisinsecure,forexamplesomeonewhofindsitdifficulttoshareinformationwithothersandwhoisunabletobringpeople,includingfriends,togetherdoesnotmakeagoodnetworker.Theclassicnetworkerissomeonewhoisstrongenoughwithinthemselvestoconnectdifferentpeopleincludingclosefriendswitheachother.Forexample,abusinessmanoranacademicmaymeetsomeonewhoislikelytobeavaluablecontactinthefuture,butatthemomentthatpersonmaybenefitfrommeetinganotherassociateorfriend.
Ittakesquiteasecurepersontobringthesepeopletogetherandallowarelationshiptodevelopindependentlyofhimself.Fromthenon-networker'spointofviewsuchadevelopmentmaybeintolerable,especiallyifitishappeningoutsidetheircontrol.Theunfortunatethinghereisthattheinitiatorofthecontact,ifhedidbutknowit,wouldbetheonetobenefitmost.Andwhy?
Becauseallthingsbeingequal,peoplemovewithincirclesandthatpersonhasthepotentialofbeingsuckedintoevergrowingspheresofnewcontacts.Itissaidthat,ifyouknoweightpeople,youareintouchwitheveryoneintheworld.Itdoesnottakemuchcommonsensetorealizethepotentialforanykindofventureasoneisabletodrawontheexperienceofmoreandmorepeople.
Unfortunately,makingnewcontacts,businessorotherwise,whileitbringssuccess,doescauseproblems.Itenlargestheindividual'sworld.Thisisintruthnotaltogetherabadthing,butitputsmorepressureonthenetworkerthroughhishavingtomaintainaneverlargercircleofpeople.Themostconvenientwayoutis,perhaps,toculloldcontacts,butthiswouldbeanathematoournetworkerasitwoulddefeatthewholepurposeofnetworking.Anotherproblemisthereactionoffriendsandassociates.Spread