Make Co-workers part of your network…
Who recommended: Lynne Waymon
What I am reading: Make Your Contacts Count (Networking Know-How For Business and Career Success) by Anne Baber and Lynne Waymon
Where in the book: page 171
Why I am reading: Learning how to network. Cause believe me, I have no CLUE!
Which quote: “Avoid Erroneous Assumptions: People I work with are automatically part of my network. Not true. You must create and nurture the relationships.”
How this quote adjusted my thinking: It wasn’t until I saw it written here that I realize this is how I view co-workers. I figure they were hired that must make us all on the same team. Seeing it written I recognize the importance of building relationships with co-workers.
One of the examples in the book is to eat lunch with someone and inquire about their work. My favorite meal of the day is lunch. I rarely eat lunch by myself. Networking at lunch is enjoyable for me. I have such a good time using lunch as a relationship building moment after I left one company my core group of lunch buddies lost 5 pounds each!
Lara Nieberding 
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