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My Pinnacle Network announces January b2b networking meeting in Bourne

My Pinnacle Network recently announced a business-to-business networking meeting in Bourne for January 2017:

My Pinnacle Network – Bourne, Thursday, January 19, from 7:30 a.m. – 9 a.m., 550 MacArthur Blvd. (Route 28), Bourne, MA 02532.

B2B professionals can apply directly by going to www.mypinnaclenetwork.com. Only one B2B professional will be selected for each category. Those categories can be found on the site’s home page. Prospective members are encouraged to attend a My Pinnacle Network meeting before committing to join.

If you are interested in attending a meeting in your area, please contact Steven V. Dubin at SDubin@MyPinnacleNetwork.com or 781-582-1061 to RSVP. There is no charge to visit a My Pinnacle Network meeting.

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My Pinnacle Network meetings for January 2017

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My Pinnacle Network recently announced a full slate of business-to-business networking meetings for January. My Pinnacle Network meetings are as follows:

My Pinnacle Network – Westborough, Tuesday, January 3, from 8 a.m. – 9:30 a.m at Digital Federal Credit Union, 18 Lyman Street, Westborough, MA 01581.

My Pinnacle Network – Mansfield, Wednesday, January 4, from 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., 20 Cabot Blvd., Suite 300, Mansfield, MA 02048.

My Pinnacle Network – Marshfield, Thursday, January 5, from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., 165 Enterprise Drive, Marshfield, MA 02050

NEW LOCATION – My Pinnacle Network – Newton, Thursday, January 12, 7:30 a.m. – 9 a.m. at Social!, Crown Plaza Hotel, 320 Washington Street, Newton, MA 02458.

My Pinnacle Network – Braintree Third Thursday, Thursday, January 19, from 7:30 a.m. – 9 a.m. at 100 Grandview Road, 3rd Floor Conference Room, Braintree, MA 02184.

My Pinnacle Network – Bourne, Thursday, January 19, from 7:30 a.m. – 9 a.m., 550 MacArthur Blvd. (Route 28), Bourne, MA 02532.

Only one B2B professional will be selected for each category. Those categories can be found at http://mypinnaclenetwork.com/about/categories.aspx. Prospective members are encouraged to attend a My Pinnacle Network meeting before committing to join.

If you are interested in attending a meeting in your area, please contact Steven V. Dubin at SDubin@MyPinnacleNetwork.com or 781-582-1061 to RSVP. There is no charge to visit a My Pinnacle Network meeting.

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One-a-day networking

It happens to every business person. You know you need to be consistent with your networking efforts but there are times when getting your work done gets in the way. In situations like this, you have two choices: get mad at yourself or simply do one networking activity to get yourself back on track.

You can even take it one step further and make up your mind that you will do one networking-related activity per day.

If you’re in a networking group, call up one person to see if they can get together for coffee.

If you have time constraints that day, drop an e-mail to somebody in your contact sphere to inquire if there’s any new product or service they are offering that could help you pass them leads or referrals. Use that e-mail exchange to pass along similar business about your business.

What you don’t want to do is let one day without a networking activity turn into two, then three and the next thing you know a week or more has gone by. There’s no need to beat yourself up about it and there’s no way you can make up for lost time. Just do one thing today and make a goal of doing one thing tomorrow.

For the best networkers, it’s a habit. It’s just something they do a point where it’s just part of their day and they don’t even think of it as an extra. If you’re not there yet, simply do one networking thing a day and you will get there. Make it the first thing you do every day if you’re concerned about your day getting too busy and forgetting.

And what if you miss a day? Guess what? You can do one small thing tomorrow and start the habit again.

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My Pinnacle Network announces December 2016 schedule of B2B networking meetings.

My Pinnacle Network recently announced a full slate of business-to-business networking meetings for December. My Pinnacle Network meetings are as follows:

My Pinnacle Network – Marshfield, Thursday, December 1, from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., 165 Enterprise Drive, Marshfield, MA 02050

My Pinnacle Network – Westborough, Tuesday, December 6, from 8 a.m. – 9:30 a.m at Digital Federal Credit Union, 18 Lyman Street, Westborough, MA 01581

My Pinnacle Network – Mansfield, Wednesday, December 7, from 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., 20 Cabot Blvd., Suite 300, Mansfield, MA 02048

My Pinnacle Network – Newton, Thursday, December 8, 7:30 a.m. – 9 a.m. at 29 Crafts Street (Aflac offices), Newton, MA 02458

My Pinnacle Network – Braintree Third Thursday, Thursday, December 15, from 7:30 a.m. – 9 a.m. at 100 Grandview Road, 3rd Floor Conference Room, Braintree, MA 02184

My Pinnacle Network – Bourne, Thursday, December 15, from 7:30 a.m. – 9 a.m., 550 MacArthur Blvd. (Route 28), Bourne, MA 02532

Only one B2B professional will be selected for each category. Those categories can be found at http://mypinnaclenetwork.com/about/categories.aspx. Prospective members are encouraged to attend a My Pinnacle Network meeting before committing to join.

If you are interested in attending a meeting in your area, please contact Steven V. Dubin at SDubin@MyPinnacleNetwork.com or 781-582-1061 to RSVP. There is no charge to visit a My Pinnacle Network meeting.

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Thank you, 2016

We will not soon forget the year 2016 for some very obvious reasons. The less obvious will be the iconic figures who left us this year.

It started early this year with the passing of David Bowie, Prince, Garry Marshall, Muhammad Ali, Gordie Howe, Arnold Palmer, Leonard Cohen and finally Fidel Castro. Yet the most difficult to absorb might be the loss of Florence Henderson, AKA Mrs. Brady.

What’s happened with the passing of these iconic figures is we remember their contributions and express appreciation for their talents and what it meant to us (with the definite exception of the notorious Castro).

Celebrity deaths make us feel sad and remind us of our own mortality. It also makes you wish you had one opportunity to say thank you.

“Thank you” to Prince for, among other things, Purple Rain.

“Thank you” to Mohamed Ali just for being “The Greatest”.

Hallelujah for Leonard Cohen.

Happy Days to Garry Marshall.

And bless you, Florence Henderson, for being Mrs. Brady.

Every day presents opportunities for gratitude for the people in our lives, both at work and during our personal time. This year has taught us quite a lot, but thanking the people in your life is one lesson worth taking into 2017.

Thank you for listening.

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Who’s your Kevin Bacon?

In the 1990s, some college students created a game called Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon. The thought behind the game was that you could connect anybody in Hollywood to the prolific star of Footloose within six steps. For example, you can connect yours truly within six steps to Kevin Bacon:

  • I attended college with comedian Dana Gould
  • Dana Gould appeared on an episode of Seinfeld with Jason Alexander
  • Jason Alexander appeared in Pretty Woman with Julia Roberts
  • Julia Roberts starred in Flatliners with, you guessed it, Kevin Bacon

When it comes to your network, who is your Kevin Bacon? Who is that person who there always seems to be a lot of activity and knows everybody? Get with him or her for a one-on-one at least on a quarterly basis.

If you’re not sure about who in your network that might, go to your LinkedIn accounts. Check out the people in your network and your shared connections. It really will not take long to figure out who that might be. Better yet, do a search on some companies who might be prospects for your business and then check your network to see who might know somebody there.

Kevin Bacon may never win an Oscar, but the guy has never lacked for work and almost always in quality films.

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My Pinnacle Network announces November b2b networking meeting in Bourne

My Pinnacle Network recently announced a business-to-business networking meeting in Bourne for November 2016:

My Pinnacle Network – Bourne, Thursday, November 17, from 7:30 a.m. – 9 a.m., 550 MacArthur Blvd. (Route 28), Bourne, MA 02532.

B2B professionals can apply directly by going to www.mypinnaclenetwork.com. Only one B2B professional will be selected for each category. Those categories can be found at http://mypinnaclenetwork.com/about/categories.aspx. Prospective members are encouraged to attend a My Pinnacle Network meeting before committing to join.

If you are interested in attending a meeting in your area, please contact Steven V. Dubin at SDubin@MyPinnacleNetwork.com or 781-582-1061 to RSVP. There is no charge to visit a My Pinnacle Network meeting.

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B2B Networking Tip – Thank a veteran

Gratitude month continues this week with Veteran’s Day on Friday. If you know a veteran, give them a call or drop them a line to thank them for their service. And while a nice post on one of your social media pages is nice, how about going one step further and finding out if there are more people in your network who served?

How do you do that? Quite easy. Go to LinkedIn’s Advanced Search function. Under keywords, type in military or a particular branch of service, then check “1st Connections” under Relationships and then search. The results should turn up people in your network who served.

What next? Thank them, but also check in and see how things are going. Maybe even set up a time to get together and share some connections.

We admire our veterans for their service and their humility. Yet volunteering to serve your country is something that should be praised. This Veteran’s Day, take every opportunity you have to thank the veterans in your life. There are more than you know.

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My Pinnacle Network kicks off gratitude month

If you have attended a My Pinnacle Network meeting, you know the importance of gratitude in the meeting format. In fact, prior to a member or guest giving their verbal brand, we ask them to first offer thank you’s to fellow members for any or all of the following: new business; leads or referrals; and/or one-on-ones. In November, a month with two holidays specifically for expressions of gratitude–Veteran’s Day and Thanksgiving–we are upping the ante.

To celebrate the month of gratitude, we would first like to thank our members and people who have attended My Pinnacle Network meetings over the past year. We have built something special over the past four years and we are grateful to each and every one of you.

Over the course of November, many people show gratitude in a variety of ways. For example, our partner Joe D’Eramo will be participating in Movember, growing a moustache and raising money for men’s health issues, including prostate cancer. As part of our November meetings, we are asking that members and guests share those stories in addition to your thank you’s for business.

What are appropriate thank you’s? Pretty much anything. Has somebody provided you a service this year that you truly appreciated and want to recognize? That’s perfect. Is there somebody you’ve been meaning to write a recommendation for on LinkedIn but haven’t gotten around to it? Again, that’s another something that would be perfect. When it comes to saying “thank you,” you really can’t go wrong.

So if you have made it this far in the e-mail, thank you. We look forward to hearing from you in November.

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My Pinnacle Network announces November 2016 schedule of B2B networking meetings.

My Pinnacle Network recently announced a full slate of business-to-business networking meetings for November. My Pinnacle Network meetings are as follows:

My Pinnacle Network – Westborough, Tuesday, November 1, from 8 a.m. – 9:30 a.m at Digital Federal Credit Union, 18 Lyman Street, Westborough, MA 01581.

My Pinnacle Network – Mansfield, Wednesday, November 2, from 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., 20 Cabot Blvd., Suite 300, Mansfield, MA 02048.

My Pinnacle Network – Marshfield, Thursday, November 3, from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., 165 Enterprise Drive, Marshfield, MA 02050.

My Pinnacle Network – Newton, Thursday, November 10, 7:30 a.m. – 9 a.m. at 29 Crafts Street (Aflac offices), Newton, MA 02458.

My Pinnacle Network – Braintree Third Thursday, Thursday, November 17, from 7:30 a.m. – 9 a.m. at 100 Grandview Road, 3rd Floor Conference Room, Braintree, MA 02184.

My Pinnacle Network – Bourne, Thursday, November 17, from 7:30 a.m. – 9 a.m., 550 MacArthur Blvd. (Route 28), Bourne, MA 02532.

Only one B2B professional will be selected for each category. Those categories can be found at http://mypinnaclenetwork.com/about/categories.aspx. Prospective members are encouraged to attend a My Pinnacle Network meeting before committing to join.

If you are interested in attending a meeting in your area, please contact Steven V. Dubin at SDubin@MyPinnacleNetwork.com or 781-582-1061 to RSVP. There is no charge to visit a My Pinnacle Network meeting.