| Technology has afforded us a plethora of ways to | | | | work in your favor. |
| meet thousands of people. There are no limits as to | | | | Business: |
| the number of people we could meet on a daily basis. | | | | - Remember, it is people's natural instinct to want to |
| Think of it, in the old days, only 100 years ago, the | | | | help. If you are in need of help or advice, use the |
| majority of people only knew individuals in their | | | | Internet to find people you feel could help you. Also, |
| hometown and maybe the neighboring towns. | | | | Google it and find organizations or associations in the |
| As we look back, the amount of effort someone | | | | related field. Go to networking events and |
| would have had to extend to go see people was | | | | concentrate on finding someone in your area of |
| much greater than it is now. They had to hook up | | | | interest. You could get some great advice just talking |
| the horse and buggy, dress for the occasion (which | | | | to someone in person. Join Linked In and find |
| in itself was probably a chore) and then drive there. | | | | someone who may be able to help you. |
| If there were no phones, maybe the people would | | | | - Learn all you can. The Internet can be very |
| be there or maybe not. This is only one scenario. | | | | overwhelming on what you can learn. Take classes |
| So we are so lucky now as it has become much | | | | on Linked In. Find out how you can use this tool to |
| easier for us to meet other people with our many | | | | your advantage. Take a class through your local adult |
| avenues of connection. We can meet people through | | | | education organizations. They have classes at a great |
| events, the Internet, our work or socially. Keep in | | | | price and you get tons of information from experts. |
| mind, it is our nature to want to connect, to want to | | | | - Meet people face-to-face as soon as you can. We |
| belong, to want to be part of a community or group. | | | | gain the most connection from face-to-face |
| Yes, we have the few hermits in our midst but even | | | | interaction. We can meet hundreds of people on the |
| those people would like to have some kind of | | | | Internet but in order to gain a business relationship, it |
| connection if truth were told. | | | | helps to meet people face-to-face. If you meet |
| As a business owner, just think of all the ways you | | | | someone that is a good contact for you, call him or |
| can meet people. We have online social networking | | | | her and set up a coffee meeting. Of course we can't |
| such as Linked In, which is an online networking tool. | | | | meet many people this way, there is not enough |
| If you are in business, there are many networking | | | | time so be picky with whom you set up |
| events going on almost daily for people. Wow what | | | | appointments with. |
| an opportunity to meet lots of people in your related | | | | Singles: |
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| business. | | | | singles. Don't stick to just one avenue. Check out |
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| community websites such as Meet In Denver and | | | | many different events. |
| Meet Up that are ways to form groups in your area | | | | - Be safe. This goes without saying, as we need to |
| of interest and then have other people join you in | | | | be careful in meeting people at first until we get to |
| your pursuit of having fun or meeting other people. | | | | know them. Just be cautious and always meet in |
| As any new technology is introduced, there are | | | | public places until you are comfortable. |
| always pros and cons to everything. Here are some | | | | - Have fun. Leave your serious side at home and just |
| tips to making meeting people through cyberspace | | | | go out and meet people. |