Networking as Spiritual Leap-frogging

Wow.

What a great couple of weeks.

I'm continuing to feel like I'm in a great flow. Meeting some awesome people who have asked me to work with them in some capacity--either with counseling, entrepreneurial ventures, or writing articles.

This has been largely due to networking.

Ahhh, networking.

This word can definitely trigger some responses. Often, when people hear the word "networking" there is a slight disdain or a negative reaction. Sometimes you hear people say "Oh, I'm no good at networking." I have to admit, in the past I fell into this camp.

It seemed to me that there was just something slightly dirty in it--like people were just trying to get something out of an interaction for themselves. You can't live in today's world with out networking, though, so like most people I just adapted to it in a way that felt comfortable to me.

However, what is happening for me now is so totally different. My networking is more aligned with who I am, and it just feels like I'm meeting new people in a natural way. I really credit this blog, and my intention to be guided by intuitive action, as the reason for this paradigm shift.

To take it one step further, I realized that networking can also be a spiritual phenomenon. Really, why not? It's not separate from anything else.

This occurred to me the other night after I left an event. I was talking with my friend, who I invited to join me, and she asked me how I was invited and how I knew the people involved. I had to really retrace my steps to remember who led me there. It turns out that there were four degrees of separation between my first contact and the person who invited me. I was leap-frogging from one person to the next in a very organic fashion.

When we are in sync with who we are and where we need to be, we meet the people we need to meet. Networking is about growing, expanding, listening, and taking action.

Viva la network!