Connections Count... | WOMEN IN BUSINESS
. . . t n u o C s n o i t c e n n o C Making by er d Schartn Tuni Renau
I was lucky enough to stumble into a meeting over a year and a half ago that was career, and life, changing. Sometimes `V\ Q\Z[ NL[ S\JR` HUK Ă„UK `V\YZLSM ^OLYL you know you are meant to be. I am comfortable meeting new people and trying new things so when a girlfriend/ business colleague suggested I join her at a meeting with a professional women’s networking group she had just joined, I said “why notâ€?. Well, I ended up not only joining but have since launched another chapter in my hometown. “fresh connectionsâ€? was established in CT by a wonderful NYV\W VM WYVMLZZPVUHS ^VTLU PU to be a conduit for powerful networking for professional women in a supportive environment that promotes personal and professional growth and where ambition never overrides integrity. It’s the perfect group to sign up as contributors for RISBJ and I hope to have different members of our North Kingstown chapter share their professional experiences and innovative ideas in the future. At our last meeting I shared my personal “professionalâ€? commitment: to do something to help a friend in business, at least once a day, 5 days a week; whether that means making a virtual
introduction through an e-mail, making a recommendation to someone for their company / product / service, posting something to promote their business VY [Y`PUN [V ÄSS H ZWLJPÄJ YLX\LZ[ 0 already do all this and way more than I committed to but I just thought I’d actually commit to it and track it. My call to action and personal commitment got me thinking...what if everyone started doing that? It’s kind of like committing to getting in shape or eating better, right? It is a matter of being conscious of a new exercise and practicing it regularly and just like exercising or eating better, it feels good and makes a huge difference. So, just like my fresh connections group was a great place to share my idea, so is the RISBJ. What do you think fellow RI business friends? What if each of you started being mindful of helping your professional friends? Imagine the impact each one of us could have if we helped one professional friend a day, 5 days a week. RI is a special place for a lot of reasons and one of them is that we are small enough to make big things happen-this is a Call to Action to each of you! We are so much stronger together than alone...let’s make connections that count!
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