Building Relationships – Andrea Nierenberg, Summer Series Interviews
Each week during July and August, I will take one of the interviews from my book, Tales of People Who Get It, and post it on the blog so that you may learn from some of the interviewees. This week, I feature Andrea Nierenberg, the savvy networker. Her interview is short and sweet, and filled with good information on networking effectively.
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In 2007, I published my book, Tales of People Who Get It, which is based on interviews with successful people. The Invisible Mentor blog was born of my book. Let’s take a step back in time to the fall of 2007, I had been thinking about ways to market Tales of People Who Get It and hoping for a burst of inspiration. While I was taking a walk in High Park in Toronto, it popped into my consciousness that Tales of People Who Get It was my Board of Invisible Mentors. What happened, without being aware of it, is that when I faced a problem, I would remember parts of interviews that I had conducted, and would know how to solve that problem. After conducting research, The Invisible Mentor blog was born, and five years later the concept of the invisible mentor has changed.
One of the reasons people say why they love Tales of People Who Get It is that the interviewees are ordinary people so they can see themselves in them. If the interviews resonate with you, consider purchasing your copy of Tales of People Who Get It because there are over 30 interviews included. Seven years later, I am a better writer, and there are things that I would do differently today with the book, but I took a chance to put my work out to the world!
~Challenge~
As a small company, the challenge is always getting in the door to a large, branded company.
~Resolution~
I build relationships one person at a time. I meet people through my programs and at speaking/networking events. I nurture these relationships and doors have opened.
~Lessons Learned~
- Be reliable, trustworthy, always follow-up, and be a great listener.
- Most people have some of the above traits, yet I have realized that to be successful you have to have all of them.
~How to Integrate Your Personal and Professional Life~
People who I meet professionally often turn into friends. I really love what I do, so it doesn’t feel like work. So, I leave my work, however, I do have a lot of balance in my life.
~Formula for Success ~
According to Vidal Sassoon, “The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.” To become successful, you have to be determined, reliable, consistent, and keep looking for the goal that you want to achieve.
~Major Regret~
You always think about what might have been, but I have learned to go with the cards that I have been dealt. Fifteen years ago (should now be 22 years), I was in a serious car accident. I broke 40 bones. At the time, I felt really sorry for myself, but I also learned a lot during that period. You always have to find the silver lining in the clouds.
~Favourite Quote~
My favourite quote is something I read and keep on my desk, “With integrity, nothing else matters and without integrity, nothing else matters.”
~Influential Book~
How to Win Friends and Influence People
by Dale Carnegie had a profound impact on my life. For the past 15 years, I have been reading this book once a year and each time I get something new from it. The book is based on common sense and communication. Essentially, the book tells you how to be more mindful.
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