Recently I was reminded of colleagues that I’ve lost track of. Somehow our lives went in different directions and I don’t know where some are, and haven’t thought of others for a long time. Social networks (especially Facebook) make it easier to find some old contacts (work colleagues, people you met at functions), but others are going to need a bit more digging – connecting the degrees of separation outside of the world of social media. For me, it’s definitely time to regenerate some relationships that I’ve allowed to go dormant. I want to reconnect with people that I share interests and history with and whose friendship I value. I just have no idea where some of them are! Today, in fact, I was reminded of my first mentor and how good he was at helping me network. I was then in my early 20s and very new to business networking. He’d take me along to business meetings and functions and introduce me to influential people I’d not otherwise have met. I’ve lost track of him. We shared great times, had shared interests and passions and enjoyed working together. I actually have an extensive and GREAT network of people that I’ve been out of touch with simply because over the years I moved city, country, job and allowed myself to lose touch or just got too lazy to stay in touch. So, it’s time to go find a few people that I like and care about.
TODAY’S TASK Think of someone you’ve been meaning to make contact with. It may be someone you need to find, or just someone who you keep meaning to call/write/email to but somehow never find time to. Call them. Email them. Find them online. Connect. I hope it brings you joy and renews your relationship. Me, I’m going looking too… and I’ll let you know how I go. Let me know how you go. Suzi
