Building relationships

Sometimes the obvious is not so obvious. We overlook the largest object before us. I'm talking about relationships. Yesterday one Mr. Balbir Singh came to my office. He was so excited - one could 'smell' the excitement. I asked him how he was. He just didn't seem to be aware of his surroundings. He thundered: I met all my 'friends' in the list of 'friends' that we created. Not a single 'friend' responded positively. Not a single friend joined our MyVideoTalk business opportunity. Most of them didn't even listen to my offer details. I asked Mr. Singh to name one person who he thought was closest to him. Promptly he pointed to the name 'Verma'in the list. OK. When did you last meet Verma before you offered him our MyVideoTalk opportunity. About a month back. Do you remember the kind of chat you had with him then. Yes, it was at the birthday of the daughter of our common friend Harsh. I asked him how he was! You see that is not a relationship. Even if you meet your best friend after a long time you don't offer him our business opportunity. First you find out how he is doing. You meet him 2-3 times over dinner or in a restaurant. You introduce him to the idea of the opportunity by telling him what your 'other' common friend or acquaintance is doing and that you are also planning to look into the matter. Then one day you sort of casually ask him that you are going for a presentation to MyvideoTalk after finding out that he also might be interested in making some money on the side. If he agrees to see the presentation made by a third party you are making progress. After the presentation you can send him a lovely video email and ask him, let's say, the next day, how he found the idea of the vidoe e-mail. Now you can also tell him that you have joined MyvideoTalk and why not he also join. There is no risk involved, you tell him because of your own conviction. It takes time to build a relationship. The person must be prepared for the opportunity. He must be given 'some' details in a 'proper' manner. Otherwise I feel most of your friends or acquaintances will have too many questions and objections to an abrupt offer. Also you must be 100% confident that you are offering your friend the best opportunity to make some money on the side. Finally, if he says 'no', then please remember that he has a right to do so. Love him whether he says 'yes' or 'no' and don't be surprised when he turns up at your place after a month wanting to join your team.

To creating lovely relationships no matter what! Take care!