Opportunities appear when you pay attention.
My mom used to think I was lucky to have great opportunities appear whenever I was looking for a job. And there’s some truth to that. But I also believe that good opportunities were always floating around, and I only noticed them when I started looking for a new job.
A friend asked me about networking recently. I’m not an organized networker who regularly goes through all my contacts to maintain connection. But my 2023 intention is to connect with vulnerability and courage, so I’m looking for opportunities to connect. LinkedIn is great for giving excuses to do that; I’ll often send a note to say hi when I see somebody pop up here.
For instance, I looked up a new connection recently, and one of our mutual connections was somebody I worked with 15 years ago, and hadn’t talked to in a decade. It would have been easy for me to think “oh, that’s interesting”, and move on. Instead, I sent a quick note, which led to us meeting up this week. It was great to reconnect, and potentially good for my business as well to be part of his network!
What opportunities are you paying attention to? How will you take action when you notice one of those opportunities?
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