One day, I was told by my superior.
"The key to success in anything is to make large number of people involve for good cause."
I asked "how?"
Then he explained this philosophy.
Majolity of people know more than 300 people, so ask those people to introduce their friends. By the time you know the friend's friend, you'll know 27,000,000 people.
I know 300 x 300 x 300 = 27,000,000
Six Degrees of Separation is the same thing.
so Many business use this philosophy to success by gathering more consumers.
10,00O people buying $10 product is easier than one person buying $100,000 product.
so now Kevin Bacon is using this idea to make large number of people to donate money for fund-rasing.
The thing is that you cant do anything by your self.
Knowing someone doesnt connect you to anyone.
First, you need to ask someone to connect you to 27,000,000 people or more.
Just knowing 300 people wont give you job, money, or anything.
you need to start connecting the dots.
Sunday, March 2, 2008
Networking - Six Degrees of Separation
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I think this is very true. It's not just about knowing people, it's about using that network to get you places. Networking is a really important part of getting a job, in fact 7 out of 10 jobs are secured that way. I wrote more about this in my blog www.darciesocialnet.blogspot.com
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I completely agree! even though networking is not the easiest thing to do, if done correctly it can get you many places! Also remember that its not about knowing 27,000 people, but about having strong bonds with those 27,000 because other wise there is no real networking going on.
If you sit back and think about it, It's amazing how many people we know. Even if you only have 50 people you can name off the top of your head, including friends and family, each and everyone of those people can probably name another 50 or so.
I agree with the concept that you can't do it (read: be successful) by yourself. That's when your network comes in. I would venture to say that if you are able to talk to every one of the the 50 people in your network, you could probably manage to get at least 1 positive response. Even further than that, the people who couldn't help or contribute could talk to their 50 close friends and individuals and you could benefit from that.
I'm definitely not an advocate for just using people to get ahead with networking, it has to be a two way street. Help others get what they need and they will help you!
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