A Winning Contacts Building Strategy
- Succeed by Building Others Up
- We are One but we are Many – Race & Racism
- How to Bring Out the Best in People
- Are You Addicted to Hot Juicy Gossip?
- Meet Invisible People
- People Series Summary – People & Success
- A Winning Contacts Building Strategy
- Stuff Positive People Like
- A Magic Word Called Empathy
- The Curse of Conformity
- Show Me Your Friends
You will need other people in order to reach the apex of your success. Call it standing on the shoulders of giants or what you may. Contacts building strategies are vital for the upwardly mobile. A winning contacts building strategy focuses on quality & sustainability not just numbers for the sake of numbers.
Win Win Strategy
Focus on building contacts that you can get something from, as well as offer them something. Think not what your contacts can do for you, but what you can do for your contacts.
Personal Branding
Let your reputation precede you. If people hear about you before hand from a trusted friend or associate, they are more likely to be receptive to you and your ideas. Think of how you want to be perceived by potential contacts and stick with that image in your communication, grooming, speech and mannerisms.
Investment Mindset
Think of contacts as an investment. Think of how you can benefit from each other over the long term. Work on solidifying your relationship over time. Follow up with your contacts regularly providing value or friendship. Do not just approach your contacts when you need something from them. Let the power of compounding work in your favor.
Common Ground
Find a common ground with your contacts. Find something that you and they like besides what you want from them. You may find common ground in social groups, mutual friends, sports, current events, shared values, shared heritage etc. This may give you an edge at a most unexpected point in life.
Appreciation
People love to be recognized and appreciated. If one of your contacts does something significant or worth talking about, say thank you. Follow up with a note or a phone call. Recognize them publicly for their efforts if appropriate.
Do not be Desperate.
A wise old lady once told me that desperation is a foul smelling cologne. If people perceive you as too quick to grab their name or business card for selfish reasons they will shun you. Position yourself as someone worth knowing.
Patience
It may take a long time for your contacts building strategy to materialize. Do not give up. Everything comes to those who wait. If you are good at what you do, word of mouth will eventually pay off. Be patient and your contacts building strategy will pay healthy dividends.
Learn to Set Boundaries
Not everyone needs to be in your address book. Do not just take people’s business cards because they have been printed. Cherry pick the right sort of contacts for you. Without boundaries you would waste time that could be better spent enhancing the quality of your existing contacts.
All the best in your contacts building strategies.
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This is a perfect piece of work. I now see the importance of setting boundaries. Thanks Dan
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well i like the message, people do always tell am too anxious and desperate, but the tips you stated will help a great deal. nice brother. thanks
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This is perfect work. I agree with you 100%….
Keep writing
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@ Paula – Thank you Paula for your constant support and encouragement. Desperation … not a nice thing. Problem is, people never realize that they are crossing the desperation line. Others are too cautious so they end up missing opportunities just to avoid looking desperate. Hope we can find a balance.
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@ Carol – Yeah, setting boundaries is key, otherwise we would end up chasing everyone we think might be a “good contact”. Clearly that might waste time. I have done my fair share of not setting boundaries with contact building, hope to work on that this year.
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And bcz you helped me learn something else, Thank you.
I have taken in the smell of cologne form desperation and I think its not even healthy to be desperate…. Anywayz Dan thankyou for new lessons daily…. means your job is getting accomplished here.
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wow never thought of the fact that boundaries are important in contact building too…i learn a new thing every day thru u and from u….as for the foul smelling cologne glad i’ve learnt that here and NOT the hard way of experience.informative indeed!
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Some valid points you got there bro.
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