Power Meme #1: Networking Tips from the White House
Monday, August 13th, 2007
Power Memes are powerful ideas written by other bloggers and writers. A meme is defined as a unit of cultural transmission. By sharing other great articles, I am transmitting a unit of culture. The question is how far will my transmission go? Also keep in mind that everything I write is a meme.
My first Power Meme goes to Tim Ferriss’ post about Networking Tips from the White House. You may know Tim for writing his recent #1 New York Times bestseller, The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich
Anyway, the post features an interview with Christine Comaford-Lynch. To give her some social proof, she has started 5 successful companies, been called “super high-bandwidth” by Bill Gates, and consulted with the Clinton and Bush administrations. To top it off, she never graduated from high school. I already like her.
In the interview, she basically talks about networking from a character perspective. She says that people who build powerful networks are genuinely charismatic people. No matter how unimportant you may seem, they will give you a feeling that they care when you first meet them. For example, she mentions that Bill Clinton is very focused yet also has the softer southern charm as well as always following up with people he meets. Although, I bet he has assistants to help him.
This reminds me that I really need to read (more…)
