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1. Get Goals - What is my objective for each event? How many contacts have I added this month?
2. Practice WAITing – Why AM I Talking.  Am I spending more time talking, or listening?
3. Business Cards – How many did I give out and collect this week? Is my pipeline growing?
4. My 3 Circles – Have I added to my inner circle of closest contacts, my middle circle of close associates, and my outer circle of lesser known contacts?
5. Rule of 200 - Everyone knows at least 200 people. Have I tapped into other peoples’ networks to build relationships?
6. Coffee Talks – Have I set up several one-on-one meetings this month with my best contacts to exchange ideas?
7. TOMA – Am I creating a Top Of Mind Awareness of my message to others?
8. Evaluate Regularly - What have I learned?  What’s working and what’s not?  Am I being patient and persistent? 

(This article originally appeared in AC-Chamber Visions Article – SEC February 2007 Issue.)

Thomas J. Denham, MEd is the Managing Partner & Career Counselor of Careers In Transition LLC.  He helps people explore their options with career testing, make job changes, write resumes and cover letters and prepare for interviews.  He can be reached at (518) 366-8451 and at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it