Jaimie Field – Enlightened Rainmaking

What’s do you do for fun?  What’s your favorite hobby?  Did you know that every hobby, activity, passion that you have can be turned into a Rainmaking opportunity?

Join a group that caters to that hobby.  One of the best places to find a group in a nearby location which caters to what you like to do is Meetup.com.   These are called “Affinity Groups” and you can find a group of like minded people for even the most obscure of pastimes.  If your passion is knitting, there’s a group for that.  If your passion is restaurants, there are groups for that.  If your passion is growing vegetables or raising chickens, there are groups for that.

Remember, anytime you have the opportunity to meet another person, you have the ability to turn that person into a referral source or prospective client.

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Listening is one of the most important skills you can master if you want to be a great Rainmaker.

Most people use their ears to hear.   Hearing is a bio-mechanical attribute that most people with two ears can do.  However, usually, when the other person is speaking, we are often just waiting for our chance to respond – whether it is to prove what we know or just to hear ourselves talk.

Listening is an actual skill which can be learned and when used effectively creates a relationship with the speaker that can morph into business.  When you really listen to others, giving them your full awareness, not allowing for any distractions to divert your attention (whether in person or on the phone) and truly understand what they are saying, they naturally will like you and trust that you can help them with their problems.

Then and only then can you respond to what they are saying.

Remember:  people do business with those they like and trust.