Take Action #3: Make an Introduction

If you want to Take Action, then sometimes it starts with helping other people. Today your job is to connect one person with another. That’s it! IF you have done that today, then you have done more than most people.

So what could “connecting” mean? It could mean that you help a recent graduate by introducing them to a potential employer. It could mean connecting your friend with a babysitter. It could mean introducing your boss to someone who runs a non-profit.

You could also make an introduction on-line. If there is someone that you think would get great value from knowing someone else, hook them up on Facebook and LinkedIn. However, don’t just make the introduction, be sure to tell them WHY they should be connected. i.e. “Bob you need to meet Julie. She has been an awesome asset to our Board and you seem to have similar interests. Hope you two can connect.”

When you connect others, you are also getting your name in front of two people and “helping” others – which means doing something that is completely self-less. Now we all know that when we help others, it is likely that it will come back to us – which is in some ways self-serving – but if we are doing it out of a pure intention to connect two individuals, then we are changing the lives of others.

Other ideas:

• It’s back to school week – go introduce yourself to a new parent at school and then introduce them to another parent.

• Make an e-mail introduction to two people in your database who do not know each other but should.

• Suggest friends on Facebook to a FB newbie.

• Find someone in your LinkedIn network that is looking for a job and introduce them to an HR person in your network.

• Schedule a coffee with two people who do not know each other but would benefit from knowing each other.

All you have to do to TAKE ACTION (for today) is connect ONE person with another. Let me know who you connected and how it went by making a comment on this blog or e-mailing me or posting something on the Facebook Fan Page! I want to know that you are Taking Action!