29 – Networking




Think Act Get with James Schramko & Ezra Firestone show

Summary: This week, James and Ezra explore a skill that is vital to building a business - networking. With them is a special guest who has been making and nurturing connections since before James was born. Tune in for another insightful episode of ThinkActGet. In this episode: 01:00 - Hello, Hawaii 01:30 - A very special guest. Hint: He’s known her his entire life 02:02 - Networking as springboard to success 03:02 - Lessons from The Psychology of Selling 05:02 - The US trip that started it all 05:24 - Traffic Secrets by John Reese 06:04 - Getting into Maverick Business Insider with Yanik Silver 07:13 - Networking takes effort 10:48 - Finding a common ground 13:00 - Everyone has a story 15:09 - Be interested vs. interesting 17:21 - Business cards come in handy 22:43 - Make a difference with bequesting 28:10 - Making it personal 30:33 - An act that takes courage 34:51 - What they call James' mum 37:42 - Buying your way in 38:41 - Willpower wager: video catch-up 40:51 - The power of handwritten notes 44:54 - Old school methods, new medium 45:34 - News and updates 50:45 - What networking did for an unknown designer 52:55 - FastWebFormula 5 coming next March 54:46 - Listeners' comments 01:00:49 - Burnout and failure 01:03:48 - Check out Pscho-Cybernetics by Maxwell Maltz 01:05:37 - Think About It quotes 01:09:05 - TAG Tips 01:12:00 - Episode summary More About Vicki Schramko Hear more from ThinkActGet on iTunes