What I’ve Learned in the Past 24 Years (as a professional) … Maintaining Professional Relationships.

Just a quick pro tip this week - You know the importance of a strong network . . . I won’t belabor that point. Instead, this is your friendly reminder to make it a weekly task to stay in touch with your network. That can be through a social media post, attending an event, speaking on a panel, scheduling a few lunches/coffees/happy hours or just sending a few check-in emails.  The more “in person” your touch point, the better. If you start with a weekly task, it becomes an ingrained habit and eventually just part of who you are.

So many professionals get buried in the grind, and only reconnect with their network when work slows. By then, relationships have gone cold and that connection feels . . . Transactional.  Stay in touch regularly to keep professional relationships in your network authentic and to deepen those connections.

If you’re intentional, some of those professional relationships also become personal relationships.  Now, you’ve got a team of amazing people to lean on professionally and cheering for you personally.  You get to do the same for them through every step of their journey.  Those are the special people that make all the difference in the trajectory of your success and make doing business fun and enjoyable.

You know who you are in my network, and I am so grateful for the relationships we’ve built!  It is a privilege to get to be a part of your journey.