Loyalty brings royalties or catty connections?

Loyalty brings royalties or catty connections?

The first advice is always to be mindful of what comes to mind and creates a thought and teases your mouth. Whether you have decided to go at it alone or join a team on the same track or path to where you would like to be.  There are simplistic rules of engagement associated with your long-term business goals. The loyalty to yourself should always set the tone to the royalties you have objectified. In order to accomplish successfully one must be aware of your surroundings that are imperative.  The audience will ultimately define our future. Making a wrong move will loop you into a web of catty connections.  I know you’re asking what those are. That is a series of individuals (male & female) that demean their competition while glorifying you and what you can do for them, usually blaming others for their stunted growth and enjoy trying to sabotage another person’s work. That is not a web that produces royalties. It is easy to get caught in this web because the bait is just that tempting.  Here are some tips on how to spot the catty connections set traps and remain loyal to self while bringing royalties to yourself and whatever ventures you are a part of.

1)      Networking is more than just exchanging cards it’s about scanning the room and being aware of what type of crowd. While doing that your assessing what can be of benefit  to you or the company you represent  
2)      Introduce yourself and keep it brief.  ( around the time that the bait is introduced)

3    3)      Make sure to remain in control of the flow of the conversation by all means redirect when they begin to inspect you or the company.

4    4)      Gracefully bow out and in doing so the unspoken loyalty is communicated and you walk away with a reassured confidence.

If you follow these simple steps you will most definitely avoid the catty connection. There are no guarantees in life or in business. But with ethic taking a backseat in a lot of deals nowadays I just had to share because I care. Your loyalties solicit royalties to reward you. That loyalty should always triumph over the catty conversation that only connects you to more.

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