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I!was!invited!to!speak!at!a!large!conference!that!encourages!and!supports!entrepreneurs.!This!invita8on!represented!a!good!fit!between!the!goals!of!the!conference!and!who!I!am.!!I!accepted,!even!though!appearing!at!the!conference!meant!flying!cross?country!at!my!own!expense,!paying!my!own!way!while!there!and!delivering!my!talk!for!free.!These!were!all!condi8ons!that!usually!spell!deal!breaker!for!me.!But!I!was!happy!to!make!an!excep8on!because!I!saw!my!par8cipa8on!as!a!way!to!pay!forward!some!of!my!own!success!and!be!inspired!by!other!talented,!ambi8ous!people!on!the!verge!of!their!breakthroughs.!I!gave!my!talk!and!met!some!terrific!people.!!!On!the!flight!home,!though,!one!thought!kept!nagging!me:!The!event!had!not!been!worth!my!8me,!effort!or!money.!I!could!not!shake!the!persistent!feeling!that!I!had!let!the!conference!organizers!take!advantage!of!me.!!I!used!my!ample!8me!in!the!air!to!analyze!my!thoughts!and!feelings.!By!the!8me!the!plane!touched!down!at!JFK,!I!had!my!answer:!The!conference!??!billed!as!a!networking!event!??!had!violated!the!three!commandments!of!networking.!Will!I!accept!another!invita8on!from!this!group?!No!way,!un8l!its!principals!clean!up!their!act!and!build!their!network!fairly.!!In!light!of!this!experience,!however,!I!am!convinced!that!some!people!need!a!refresher!about!how!??!and!why!??!people!build!and!use!networks,!beginning!with!the!following!three!commandments.!!!3!

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