When I was single, I went on a cruise with some friends. While this was over twenty years ago, I still have memories from a lot of the events that occurred during that week on the cruise. I also remember the cruise ship departing while we stood, sipping our drinks on the deck waving to all the people on the dock. They were waving back at us. I was so happy. I had an opportunity to be on a cruise ship headed for a week of adventures. The other people on the dock may have been wishing they were on the boat instead of us.
Recently I was thinking about this memory and realized there will always be people who take advantage of being on the boat and those who don't take advantage of opportunities and miss the "proverbial" boat.
Are you a person who takes a cruise...or always seem to miss the boat and wave as it sails into the ocean?
I attended a large networking event a few months ago for Women in Business. When I say a large event I mean 100-150 women in business. I started networking and talking to a few women. Two women still stick out in my mind.
One woman was recently displaced by her employer six months prior to this event and the other woman was completely miserable in her job and wanted to move on to another company. The first woman lived only 15 minutes away from me. I told her I can make some calls and maybe help her find a position. The second woman worked in an industry I just resigned from and I knew of openings that would be perfect for her.
Neither woman had a business card with her contact information. I gave both women my business card and explained how I had these cards printed for less than twenty dollars! I told them to email me their information and resume. I also told them to connect with me on LinkedIn because I have a large number of connections and these connections might be helpful in their job search. I have yet to hear from either woman!
I can picture these women waving as the cruise ship departs and saying how lucky the passengers are to be on the boat. Is it luck that some people are on the boat and some are not?
Think back, have you missed the boat? Luckily most cruise ships announce their departure. It may not be too late to catch up to that ship. If you missed it, there will always another one leaving the dock in the near future.
Until the next blog, Keep Speaking!!
Denise
Denise Ann Galloni, Owner and President
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