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132: How to Grow Relationships Through Networking with Darrah Brustein

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The Launch Youniversity Podcast
The Launch Youniversity Podcast
132: How to Grow Relationships Through Networking with Darrah Brustein
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Summary:

Many entrepreneurs have a love/hate relationship with the word, “networking.” For some of us, networking often feels forced and time consuming, leaving us feeling overwhelmed and a bit out of our element. On today’s episode of the Launch Youniversity podcast, entrepreneur Darrah Brustein shares that those negative emotions behind networking are due to a wrong viewpoint. Darra talks with Kevin about what networking is and how to intentionally grow your network.

Welcome to episode 132 of the Launch Youniversity Podcast.

Links + Resources:

Darrah’s website

Equitable Payments

Network Under 40

The 55 Best Questions To Ask To Break The Ice And Really Get To Know Someone

Life By Design, Not  By Default Virtual Summit

You are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life

Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Success

Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy

Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World

131: Living By Design, Not Default with Darrah Brustein

The Limits of Friendship (article about Dunbar’s number)

Darrah’s guide to better networking

FullContact

Mixmax

Google Calendar

Three Takeaways:

Networking is a fancy word for relationship building.
Networking isn’t as scary as many people think it is — Darrah shares networking is merely getting to know someone. Networking is about being curious, being a great listener, and looking for a way to add value to other people’s lives and how they can add value to your life.

Cultivate, nurture, and build relationships even when you don’t need them.
Many people make the mistake of networking at a time when they need those relationships the most. This is the wrong thing to do. You want to network when you don’t need anything, that way, you approach it from a value-giving perspective versus a self-serving one.

Grow your network intentionally.
Darrah does something she calls, “The Give It Forward Movement.” This movement is to help cultivate meaningful relationships. The practice challenges you to connect with one person — whether via text, email, social media, etc. — every day for 30 days, asking them how you can best serve them.

 

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047: Make Your Idea Happen: Lessons and Best Practices From the Team

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SUMMARY:

Having the right ideas is the fun (and easy!) part. Putting those into action is where the hard work starts. David, Jeff and Kevin are on the podcast today talking about the lessons and best practices that have helped them move their ideas and dreams into plans, and those plans into action.

Welcome to episode 47 of the podcast.

THREE KEY TAKEAWAYS:

1. You calendar can be more than your list of obligations. Let it be your plan.

Have you ever gotten to the end of the day and thought “I don’t even know what I did today?” Not because you weren’t busy, but because you didn’t have a plan. And because you didn’t have a plan, you went from obligation to obligation without being able to check anything meaningful off of your to-do list.

To solve this problem, every four weeks David does a deep-dive into his calendar. Yes, he blocks out things like vacation time and meetings, but what about the things that often get pushed aside when you get busy? Like working out, cooking dinner, or even spending time with your kids or spouse. When you make a plan for how you’re going to spend your time and schedule it, you have instant accountability to know what you need to be doing and when. It helps you prioritize the things you care about, see any gaps of free time and feel like you’re actually  accomplishing what you want to.

2. Still no time? Determine where you’re overcommitting. 

Make it mathematical. If you’re trying to base it on projects or causes you care about, you’ll always be overcommitted. Figure out how many hours you want to ideally be spending with family, on work, and in recreation. Then, based on those numbers, figure out how many extra hours of free time you have. If you find that you have 8 hours of free time per month, but are involved in your local chamber of commerce that eats up 25 hours a month… something has to give. Lay everything out on the table, make it mathematical, and then cut back.

3. Strategic Relationships

When we’re busy taking care of action steps, we can forget about the people. Who are the strategic people you need to focus on when you’re planning out our week or month? Spouse, child, co-worker, peer networking? Don’t forget about the people.

LINKS AND RESOURCES:

Making Ideas Happen: Overcoming the Obstacles Between Vision and Reality by Scott Belsky

Basecamp

Tommy Newberry’s Weekly Focus