You've got your "friends", "connections" and "followers".

Now what.....

Connect.

I know the next questions. Why work at connecting? Why work at becoming someone who connects others?

Simple. The wider your net – the greater your opportunities.

Givers gain.

Kids are taught to "share" their toys, so, if your network is a "sandbox" you expand its boundaries and increase the activity within it, by sharing your contacts, information and ideas with others.

Here's how to start thinking like and connecting like a connector:

• Regularly connect. Build varied relationships.

• Listen and find out what other people are interested in. Keep others’ interests in mind while meeting people.

• Anticipate – seek new ways to connect individuals and groups.

• Provide critical information, expertise or connections to get closer to that critical information, expertise.

• Share your influence, even if you have only a little.

• Share a resource. Be a source of information about issues and opportunities. Point out an opportunity.

• Cultivate a willingness to continue making relationships, passing on information, and introducing people to one another

Learn to give. Remember to share. Teach yourself to be a connector.