Connections in Networking

Connections

One of the most important things that we have is the time; we should use our time wisely but if we want to learn from others and in this case, from a mentor, how should we use our time and his time to have an enjoyable learning time.

Well, there are key points that allow us to be prepare for this sacred spaces of knowledge with mentors, instructors, entrepreneurs, etc.  

1)      Realize a previous searching about the topic, industries, markets, that you are going to discuss with the mentor

2)      Be specific about what you need from the other person

3)      Always put yourself in the person´s shoes, ask yourself why would they want to talk to me?

4)      Make it easy, contact your mentor in a way easy for him

5)      Don´t pester, if the mentor is not interested back off. Ask for someone to read about, etc.

6)      Start at the bottom, investigate about the industries you want to know, create a list of companies, try to find people who work there, etc.

7)      Show up prepare

8)      Send a list of questions

9)      Ask questions

10)  Give something unexpected in return

11)  Be nice to the Gatekeepers tool

12)  Follow up. Always be thankful

Use these steps and you will learn learning.