Is Your Net Work ing?

By my definition a net is a group of people with various life experiences and perspectives. These people and their perspectives are not necessarily visible to you and I by the naked eye, yet none the less they exist. I believe that each of us are part of a network of people. Our responsibility first and foremost is to get connected and to stay connected to this net or network of people. When is the last time you remembered the birthday, anniversary, or some other significant event in another person’s life? Did you acknowledge them, or the event? What was your motive behind the acknowledgment? Were you looking for something or were you genuinely wanting to reach out and touch the individual? No need to respond out loud, just chew on it!

Work by my definition is just that, WORK! Do you work to build relationships with others, out of (here’s that word again…) genuine care and concern for them? Anyway, it takes work to maintain good, strong, positive work relationships. It takes work to maintain a friendship since high school. (I have been able to do this one). Are you getting the picture. I don’t mean to brag, but I want you to know that I am speaking from some relative experience. I will not say that I have figured it all out, but I am WORKing on it!

Ing is all about action! According to Webster ing means a product or result of action or process. In short in order to have a working net, work for you, you must be willing to invest in the people around you, your net. Networking is an important component to the job search process. The problem is that many of us don't invest much energy in our network. We forget about our network until we need it. If you are looking for a job and you are relying on your net working for you, you better have invested time and energy before the need arises! Get to WORK.

Original Post: Net Work Ing - My Thoughts, January 2007