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Yahoo! Groups : MyLinkedinPowerForum Messages : Message 787 of 787: "Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the
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Arnnei Speiser of Mega AS Consulting Ltd, has created a
tool that's already saved us lots of time. Let's return
the favor by helping him come up with a name for it. This
poll allows you to vote for more than one. The poll is
set up alphabetically with the first name of the creator +
their suggestions alphabetized. Though I suggested more
names, I won't collect a prize. It would go to the group
instead.

o Bala - LinkedInsight
o Christian - LinkedOut
o Maggie - LinkedIn-Energizer
o Maggie - LinkedIn Toolkit
o Marcel - ActiveLink
o Marcel - LinkedInActive
o Vincent � Linkedin Activator
o Vincent � Linkedin Communicator
o Vincent - Linkedin Emailer
o Vincent � Linkedin Extractor
o Vincent � Linkedin Gold
o Vincent � Linkedin Mailer
o Vincent � Linkedin Networker
o Vincent - Linkedin ReachOut
o Vincent � Linkedin Referrer
o Vincent - Linkedin Retriever
o Vincent - Linkedin ReachOut
o Vincent - Linkedin's ReachOut
o Vincent - Linkedin In Touch
o Vincent- Linkedin InTouch
o Vincent - LinkedInTouch
o Vincent � My Linkedin Buddies
o Vincent � My Linkedin Friends
o Vincent � My Linkedin Organizer
o Vincent - ReachOut from Linkedin


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Thanks!"

My Networking Passion(s)

Earlier today, someone asked me what are my passions

That's a GREAT question!

But it would be unfair to you for me to list all my passions since, in general, I'm passionate about the whole experience of life. I wish to emphasize that that statement is not mere hyperbole. But for the sake of simplicity and to focus on business, the top passions on the top of my head this morning are these:

1. My Linkedin Power Forum - I'm happy to have gotten over 500 exceptional men and women from around the world to join me there to discuss all manner of networking according to the Linkedin model. Stop by and introduce yourself!
http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/MyLinkedinPowerForum/

2. The 'Working' part of Networking - Yes, I'm one of those. I'm endlessly passionate about working. For want of a better term, I easily qualify as a workaholic. But those who haven't really experienced it for at least a little part of their lives may be missing just the thing they need to resolve unresolved issues. Thus, I work not just for the money, but for the purpose.

3. Encouragement/Enthusiasm/Motivation/Empowerment - These are my loves in business because they all involve loving people. And loving people is what all business is about or else it is about nothing.

4. Yoga - Yoga saved my life at the end of my teen years. It's been a dear friend since. Even as I tried to explain to my Christian friends that the two are complementary to each other - not antagonistic. (Too complex to resolve here.)

5. Music - Music is a blessing. And I love the full spectrum it when the artist performing is sincere and non-egocentric
I included the last two because though they are not directly about business for me, they do flavor all business I do.

WONDERFUL question and thanks for asking!

Vincent Wright
Moderator
My Linkedin Power Forum
http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/MyLinkedinPowerForum/
3.27.2005"

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A Little Linkedin Fun from My Linkedin Power Forum!

A Little Linkedin Fun

Sometimes, even the most serious of us need a little diversion. So, I put together this list of 100 fun searches that might help people who are new to Linkedin get a better sense of what you can find among Linkedin’s 2+ Million professionals. The list might just start your creative juices flowing for people who you didn’t even know you wanted to meet. And for the advanced Linkedin user, betcha can’t read this whole list without trying one! :-)

There are people on Linkedin in each of the categories below:

1. Google (A little different googling “Google” into Linkedin! :-))
2. Craigslist (Craig’s here, too! :-))
3. Oprah
4. Disney
5. Pixar (The Toy Story Folks.)
6. Jeopardy
7. Wheel of Fortune
8. Magician (And while YOU might not be able to read minds, guess what I found when I typed in “Magician”? Yep, there’s a “Mind reader” on Linkedin! :-)
9. Circus
10. Funny
11. Comic/Comedian
12. Cartoon
13. Humorist
14. Ferrari
15. Rolls-Royce
16. Clown
17. Jokes
18. Football/Baseball/Basketball
19. Oscar/Emmy/Grammy
20. Months/Days (Jan-Dec/Mon-Sun. They are all there!)
21. My birth year (none of your business) and probably yours, too.
22. Entertainment
23. Amusement
24. Leisure
25. Vacation
26. Holiday
27. Tours
28. Attraction
29. Laughter (There’s a Chief Laughter Officer on Linkedin!)
30. Hobby
31. Saxophone
32. Seinfeld
33. Einstein
34. IMAX (The BIG Movie Guys.)
35. Joker
36. Jester (You might be surprised who this turns up for you! :-))
37. Shopping
38. Shoes
39. Rock
40. Jazz
41. Funk
42. Blues
43. Dance/Dancing
44. Las Vegas
45. Wedding (The Wedding Network is on Linkedin!)
46. Makeup
47. Fragrance
48. Skincare
49. Aromatherapy
50. Games/Gaming
51. Cash
52. Barter/Bartering
53. Golf
54. Fun
55. Jay Leno
56. Donald Trump
57. Ebay
58. Vibe
59. Wild
60. Jedi
61. Fans
62. Lakers
63. Celtics
64. Sixers
65. Knicks
66. The Chicago Bulls (Da Bulls are on Linkedin!)
67. Huskies
68. Hoyas
69. Hoosiers
70. Brats
71. Madonna
72. “Elton John”
73. “Pink Floyd”
74. “Jimi Hendrix”
75. “Academy Awards”
76. MTV
77. Beatles
78. “Rolling Stones”
79. Elvis (Yes. Elvis is on Linkedin!)
80. “Star Wars”
81. “Bossa Nova”
82. “Tango
83. “L'Ecole du Louvre” (Might as well find some cultcha! )
84. “Metropolitan Museum of Art”
85. Olympics
86. Radio
87. “Bubble Gum”
88. Silly
89. Bananas (Yep. Linkedin’s got them, too!)
90. Toothpaste (Just in case you really, really want to network face 2 face!)
91. “Cat Litter” (Can’t forget our cat lovers on the list)
92. “Dog Chow” (Now, you didn’t really think I’d forget our dog lovers, did you, Norena”?)
93. Friskies
94. Coca-Cola
95. Pepsi
96. 7UP
97. Vodka
98. Soup
99. Kitchen
100. Cabinet
101. Realtor
102. Lawn
103. Grass (Not THAT kind! :-))
104. Roses
105. Chocolate
106. Champagne
107. Beer/Wine/Cognac
108. Dishes
109. Diamonds
110. “The Phantom of The Opera”

And your thought you knew Linkedin!! :-)

So, relax and have a little fun - it might just be profitable for you!

Thanks!
Vincent Wright
Moderator
My Linkedin Power Forum
http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/MyLinkedinPowerForum/
3.26.2005

Ecademy's Thomas Power PREFERS Linkedin OVER Ecademy!!

I just noticed something that's pretty startling to me: According to his Linkedin profile, Thomas Power, Chairman of Ecademy, seems to prefer LINKEDIN as his networking vehicle of choice!!

WOW!!!

Bear with me for a minute and read this entire little 60 second essay, ok?

I mean, though about 7 months ago I paid for an Ecademy PowerNetworker membership which runs out in August 2005, this revelation by Thomas Power caught me completely off guard!

And now I'm beginning to think I should have spent the past 7months focusing on building up my network on the same platform one of the most successful people in the field actually USES to build his own networking empire!

Because if ANYONE knows how to really compare Ecademy vs. Linkedin, it should be the Founder who owns Ecademy but who, according to the numbers, prefers Linkedin so much that he's worked VERY hard and devoted LOTS of his business time building the largest of his public networks by a margin of almost 2 to 1 contacts ON Linkedin - not Ecademy!!

WOW!!!

And since Thomas Power is well-known for his penchant for making more money, more money, more money, that says a LOT about the money making potential you, too, could find right now, right on Linkedin– FOR FREE!!! :-)

Now, I'm not the most brilliant man in the world, but if the number one networker on Linkedin who just happens to own a major competitor like Ecademy, labors to build SIX THOUSAND connections on a competitor's platform and has only 3,000 or so on his own competing platform where everybody knows his name, I'm going to follow his lead and also emphasize Linkedin over Ecademy so that I can make more money, too!! Wouldn't you?? Especially when I consider that Linkedin has 2 Million members AND – did I say? – it's FREE!!

I may be missing something here, so I'd LOVE to have your feedback on this.

Else, Linkedin networking*, here I come!!

Thanks, Thomas!

Vincent Wright
Moderator,
My Linkedin Power Forum
3.24.2005

* By "networking", the author strongly wishes to imply and,indeed, EMPHASIZE true, "givers gain" networking that consists of actual communication and sharing among the business people in the network.

LinkedIn: Vincent Wright

LinkedIn: Vincent Wright

APRIL Is Linkedin Month!

What do you need in order to make APRIL your best month ever on Linkedin and in your business/career?

Do you need to have a bigger network or even the biggest network on Linkedin?

Or would your personal situation be better served if you found justone person during April who could help you move your business oryour career forward? To get you on solid ground? Just in time forSPRING!!

Think about it!

Vote on it if you will.

And THEN - let's go on a search TOGETHER – for the entire month of APRIL to help find you "A Powerful Relationship in Linkedin!"

I'm visualizing this as a good exercise for you professionally and as a good exercise in authentic networking for the members of MyLinkedin Power Forum - possibly as a group activity.I think most members here would love to help someone else find "APowerful Relationship In Linkedin"! With that in mind, during the two weeks leading up to April, you should try to find a Linkedin Teammate among the members of MyLinkedin Power Forum. - Or elsewhere, if you choose. :-( -

Remember, Linkedin is a BIG playground. So, having someone help you search can dramatically shorten your search time while increasing your effectiveness in finding what you need. And isn't that the core principle, the heart of networking? Working WITH someone else? Consider having a pal, a friend, a buddy, an accomplice, a partner, a mate, a sibling, an offspring, a parent to help you navigate Linkedin for a month. The month of "A.P.R.I.L."

(For my Linkedin jazz friends, in homage to Dizzy Gillespie andCharlie Parker, I call this concept BEBOP: "Bigger Earnings Based OnPartnering".)

{BTW: Please know that whenever I use the word "power", I never mean to imply power `over" someone but rather power "WITH" someone. I always mean power in that sense – only.}

If anyone would like a poll on what "A Powerful Relationship InLinkedin" should be, please feel free to work with someone to put it up in the poll section on My Linkedin Power Forum.

Thanks, and I look forward to having "A Powerful Relationship InLinkedin" with you in APRIL!

Vincent Wright
Moderator
My Linkedin Power Forum
http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/MyLinkedinPowerForum/
3.18.2004

Google x - I know it's not Linkedin! :-)

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The Art of Humane Rejections/Declinations

As many of you may recall, I recently posted a note to the group titled "Fear And Risk". The sense I was trying to convey in that post was the need, - the absolute urgent need - for us to become "expert askers".

I believe firmly that we need to practice asking much as a musician needs to practice scales before performing.

Yet, with that belief being firmly established in my views about networking, I also think we should applaud those people who know how to structure a humane rejection or declination when we find ourselves asking things prematurely or immaturely.

Thus, I wanted to provide you with an example of a humane rejection I received from someone that had so much of the right stuff in it, that I must admit, it made me smile - not because I love being rejected - but, rather, because there's no indication in the rejection that he was rejecting or devaluing me as a human being.

So, with approval of the gentleman who rejected my request, I want to share with you the note below. Not one note has been changed in it. And bear in mind, I like this rejection not because of its diction or grammatical superiority or any other such linguistic superficiality. I like it because I knew something of the person rejecting me - having seen him give and give and give of himself in another group he and I have belonged to for about 4 or 5 years. And sure enough one of my favorite givers demonstrated that his giving comes from a genuine, an authentically humane place inside. And in addition to the rejection below, he's also done favors for me that he's completely unaware of. I will never fault myself for trying to accelerate a friendship with such an authentically humane man and absolve myself of all shame for my premature attempt.
_____________________________________________________________________
"I will be more than happy to write an endorsement for you. In order to do you justice though, I think it wise to wait a bit so I get to know you and what you are most effective in even better.
To accelerate this, I will read all I can about you in your forum and elsewhere.
Thank you for all of your support and efforts on my behalf. I hope you see value for your investment in the near future."
_____________________________________________________________________

That's the entirety of the rejection.

And though it's short, the sense of of sheer thoughtfulness in it makes me want to roll my sleeves up to befriend my rejector whenever he needs any support I can provide.

I want to be clear that I'm saying this not as a sycophant but rather as someone who appreciates the strength it takes to be a gentleman in an age when being a gentleman seems to be a dying badge of honor.

Thank you!
Vincent Wright
Moderator
3.16.2005

You're Invited to My Linkedin Power Forum!

If you're an online networker or want to learn more about how to be one, I invite you to stop by and introduce yourself to My Linkedin Power Forum!

(http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/MyLinkedinPowerForum/)

The purpose of My Linkedin* Power Forum is to help Linkedin users to power up their networking in order to do business better.

To do business better, we need to communicate better.

To do business better, we need to communicate faster.

To do business better, we need to communicate with more confidence and with less stress.

In his book, “Unlimited Power”, Tony Robbins accurately describes power when he says, “Communication is power.” And the corollary of course is “Power is communication”.

At 2 million users, Linkedin represents a LOT of potential power.

Thus, the main thing we work on in My Linkedin Power Forum is communicating the right thing the right way at the right time to the right people for the right purpose.

We hope to find, collect, and share 100 right ways to help you:
1. Forward requests faster (by having pre-made requests that you can use without sounding so plastic that you alienate the people you need to attract)

2. Decline uncomfortable requests faster (and without losing a relationship that might be of value to you)

3. Build and strengthen your Linkedin network by searching more effectively and by taking good care of those already in your network

4. Use basic checklist points to help you to decide more quickly and with less stress a.)whether or not to forward or b.)whether you should reach out to connect

5. Profit in multiple ways from your networking: financially, intellectually, artistically, etc.

At least once a week, we'll post articles, forms, and links to help empower your Linkedin networking. (Check the files section.)

THANKS - and come join us at "My Linkedin Power Forum"!

http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/MyLinkedinPowerForum/

Linkedin* is a trademark of Linkedin Corporation (www.Linkedin.com)

BIG Linkedin Jobs INsider SURPRISE!

Well, Well, Well!
Just IMAGINE my surprise when I'd forgotten that I installed Linkedin's Jobs Insider and then clicked on a link in a jobs newsletter from MONSTER.com and Jobs Insider checked my Linkedin connections to see if I knew anyone in the company I was checking out!

It worked seamlessly! (Unfortunately, I didn't know anyone in that particular company.)

But, the REAL value for me, is how WELL Linkedin's Jobs Insider worked with MONSTER.com!

That was an unexpected surprise! And it instantly suggests LOTS of intriguing and positive ways to use Linkedin's Jobs Insider and Monster!

Can you tell I'm SMILING! :-)

Thanks!
Your Linkedin Blogger,
Vincent Wright
Moderator,
My Linkedin Power Forum
http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/MyLinkedinPowerForum/
12 Mar 2005