It isn't who you know that will help you in life, your business or your career -- it is who knows you or knows about you with easy recall, writes Tim Connor.
As a professional speaker, I know, know of, have met and am aware of thousands of people who have crossed my path during the past 30 plus years. Most of them wouldn't remember meeting me. If you asked them, "Do you know Tim Connor?" I am sure most of them would look at you with a blank stare and shake their head no. I know who they are, they are in my contact database, but it isn't who you know that can help you in your career or life, but who knows you - what you do, what you offer, what you know, how you can contribute, etc. The purpose of networking, from my perspective, is not to accumulate hundreds of useless contacts, but in some way become more memorable in a positive way to those people who you feel could in some way contribute to your future success.