Can you become a networking expert, too?

The answer is a solid 'Yes!'

A networking expert is made, not born. Therefore you can become one yourself.

The key is to keep on connecting people, which is what networking is all about. And keep at it for years when people start to know you as 'the' person to ring up whenever they need anything.

Which reminds me of an interesting development these few days: I received a phone call on Friday, September 18 from a person whom I must have rang 6-years ago. He rang me and introduced himself and tried to refresh my memory as to where we last met and under what circumstances.

I started to jog my mind and it started to come back to me.

Then he explained that he has just started a business supplying flowers and wanted more business, and asked if I could help him out with some connections, saying that 'oh, Riyaz, you are always the person to call if we need anything.'

I of course, invited him to a BNI Chapter meeting on Tuesday, September 29, and he came along with his brother who is his partner in his business, and his investor, who is an established gentlemen.

At the end, it was his investor, who was keen to register himself in the BNI Chapter as a member to market his products in landscape architectural services, supplying materials to construct games court such a badminton, squash, tennis courts.

I did explain that results will be felt not immediately however within a space of time. Though this is long space of time (6-years!) but am I complaining?

So, there you have it. Become a connector of people, and in the spirit of Givers Gain, it will all add up and come back to you many folds over.