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MarkEdwardBrown | October 9, 2011
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Principles, practices, and procedures

Networking image     Do you know of The Pareto Principle?   It states that for any given thing, 80% of the effect only comes from 20% of the cause; in other words 80% of the most favorable outcomes for any given situation are the results of only 20% of the actions taken.

This priciple can be transferred over to your business and life as well for example in most businesses 80% of the profits come from 20% of the clients.

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In life 20% or your true friends are only discovered after having interacted with 80% of the people that you connect with and form a casual acquaintance with.

I was reading about how this principle was affecting one of my business friends, his name is Ken McArthur and he was talking about how he was changing the way he is interacting with his friends, family, and clients.  He presented 2 lists which I found quite interesting, check these out:

Here are some very common things that don’t work.

  • Trying to please everyone
  • Trying to help everyone
  • Trying to fix everyone
  • Trying to do everything
  • Trying to know everything
  • Trying to be everything

So I’m going to …

  • Please people who want to be pleased
  • Help people who want to be helped.
  • Fix people who want to be fixed.
  • Do what is effective.
  • Know what is needed.
  • Be the best I can.

Regarding the Pareto Principle I am going to follow Ken’s lead and put this information into practice in my life as well.

In regards to finding a way for knowing who’s who in your sphere of influence how do you know who is worth your time and who is not?  Another influential blogger and social media personality whose blog I found interesting lately is Paul Colligan , he had an interesting blog post about online influence as it pertains to one’s Klout Score, you can see mine by clicking HERE <—-

The main question that Paul asked is: “is Klout.com relevant” in the social networking sphere as a viable way to measure influence?

I think that – Yes, it is however it’s not the only way to measure influence.  For example, I know that some of my friends and family do not have a Klout.com account nor do they even care to spend the time learning more about it or setting one up.  On the flip side of that I can tell you that for those of us who are fascinated by the social networking phenomena and how blogging, networking and the internet mesh together to shape and influence relationships, Kout is a cool tool that does help and provide insights that wouldn’t otherwise be available or easily displayed in the manner in which they present their data.

I don’t want to get to far off course so I will close by saying that my interaction with you is important to me and I hope you can tell by previous posts as well as with what I have just shared with you that I want to continue to dialogue and share conversations with you.  I also want you to tell your circle of influence about me so spread the word about this blog on all those social networks and if you have a cool social networking tip that you care to share – please comment about it below.

With my best regards always,

Mark Edward Brown

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MarkEdwardBrown | June 27, 2011
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VLOG or Video Blog Update from Mark Edward Brown

Here is my most recent video update for the month of June 2011.  I first posted this on Facebook however I wanted to share it here on the Mark Edward Brown blog as well.  I have added a few more posts since I recorded this so bare with me and enjoy:

Don’t forget to leave a comment, I enjoy connecting and networking with you.  Tell me what you liked or did not like and also what you want to learn or hear more about.  I read all comments and reply as well, so what are you waiting for – c’mon, leave me a comment already?

Mark Edward Brown

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MarkEdwardBrown | June 15, 2011
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How to win with social networking and connection

Social Connection Image In today’s integrated and socially connected world relationships are the key to both personal and professional success.  In this blog post we will focus on building effective relationships through groups and organizations.  I will cover individual social networking and connection in a separate blog post so for now lets go straight to heart of the matter and learn why the the ability to connect at the group or organizational level can incrementally increase the quality of both your online and offline social life.

Society is defined as a web of relationships, which requires all parties to work and contribute their share in order to achieve a common goal. Having a relationship that is good, where cooperation and respect is manifested can make group relationships or membership more valuable than trying to go it alone. In a group each member works towards achieving a common goal for the good of the whole group. This can only be attained with effective and efficient relationships or networking.

The best example of this is to search online for a group of people who are interested in or who do what you do as a hobby, passion, or pastime.  Some people call these groups a club.  If you do not belong to such a group try it out and like I said, you can do it either online, offline or both.

Oganizations tend to be a little more formal than a group or loose knit club.  Organizations are usually professional in nature yet have a similiar structure to groups.  Following are some key tips to consider when working to get the most out of your social relationships in either groups or organizations:

Respect is important to relationship. In order to create a more effective relationship, parties should treat each other with respect. We can show respect just by listening to the other party and by trying sincerely to understand how they function. Respect is the very foundation for a great relationship. This means both respecting yourself and respecting others.

Another key area in forming an effective relationship is to tackle differences of the other party directly. Differences between parties or people are quite interesting. For example in a conversation where each party listens to the other party, you may observe that each is having two different perspectives. It is important to discuss these differences so that each party understands the other even if no agreement is made.

Effectively listening and no pre-judging is also important if parties are to understand each other. It is beneficial for both parties to regularly have informal discussions. This allows everyone involved to bring out issues and concerns comfortably thus allowing all invloved to feel more relaxed making them think more clearly.

When parties fail to express whatever is on their mind or their feelings, it can get in the way of building an effective relationship. Relationships are important to anyone for improving life so consider the other person involved in your group or organization and you will already be half way to being successful.

What are some ways that you use to improve the value of your social connections?

Mark Edward Brown

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