Lifestyle Networking

There are two types of networking - Lifestyle and Salvation. Salvation networking is when you lose your job and have to hurry and find another one. The best system for doing that is found at

latterdayjobcoach.com by Michael Webb. It's his "Six Weeks to Multiple Job Offers" It really works and I have seen people really follow the system and get the work done. You can learn about the system from the LDS Employment Center at Welfare Square in Salt Lake City.

Lifestyle networking is a different world. It is not about finding a job. It is about helping other people and them helping you. These are people that when you call, you know they will take your call.

The best way to start this network is to make a list of people you know. Write the list down on a pad so you can check names. As your list grows a bit longer, you will want to check the list before writing a name down.

After the name, write down how you know them and how often you contact them. If you can't remember how you know them, maybe they don't stay on the list. And if you never contact them, they may not remember who you are.

Once you have the list, then it is time to start to contact them. Start with a phone call. If you know them from an organization or something then make sure you talk to them at the next meeting you have. This is the time to go out of your way to renew the relationship. Or to get them off your list.

One of the hardest things to do is to take someone off your list. But if they are not willing to be on your list then it is time to take them off. I also take negative people off my list. If I have to wade through the negativity then it is never worth it.

When you contact these people, don't start asking for things. As soon as you do, they will start to not take your call. Lifestyle networking comes from you giving first in case you need to receive later.

A friend of mine is very good at making sure we stay in contact. At least once a year I hear from him if he has not heard from me. We often see each other at different events and that starts the year over. I know he will take my call and he knows I will take his. That is what this is about.

Get serious about creating a Lifestyle network. If you are looking for a job this very minute, then you are too late. But start now to develop a Lifestyle that will be there for you on the job and when you get ready to move to the next one.