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05/08/2003 Archived Entry: "CONTACTS AND NETWORKING"

CONTACTS AND NETWORKING

This has to be the central fiber of what constitutes a successful project or business. And a successful person. With it, town projects can hum. Without it, projects falter. People either have it or they don't…they get it or they don’t…and once something gets on a roll where contacts and networking come into play, progress can be amazing. Not everyone has the gift.

I see several organizations in town pulling in resources they haven’t used in years. Prior leadership, if that’s what you want to call it, wasn’t able to function in that capacity. If you think you know it all, you aren’t inclined to make valuable contacts. Additionally, the networking possibilities aren’t willing to connect to us. Many have backed off in the past.

It’s great when you see the cooperative element at play, the networking involved and what a unified effort can produce. This town is full of gifted people in this regard. Recognizing that is an enormous asset in getting things done. It is said that anyone of us, knowing the technique, could locate anyone in the world….such as the head of the water department in Timbuktu… through only a couple of other people. Closer to home, we are able to find people rather quickly who can provide information that we need.

I’m particularly pleased to see how fast Sarah Grace Geiger shot out of the starting blocks and got up to speed. For a beginner right out of college, it’s amazing the number of contacts and the networking she has established that have already benefited many of our efforts. She has quickly earned her place with other people in town who have been galloping around doing this for years.