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Over the past few years, I learned how to make networking feel authentic based on my strengths. Here's how.

How to Make Networking Work for You (Even If You’re an Introvert)

Networking as an introvert is difficult.

It takes a lot of energy to connect with people.

For introverts, networking feels like being back in high school, navigating social clicks, and trying to prove our worth.

And yet, you know that making the right connections can make or break your business.

For more than a decade as an entrepreneur, I avoided building, maintaining, and (therefore) benefitting from quality connections.

I knew I was costing myself valuable opportunities that could skyrocket my career, but I didn’t know how to make it feel natural. So I avoided it

Fast forward to today, and I hear my name associated with the title of the super-connector. My network delivers high-quality connections that turn into clients, podcast interviews, paid speaking opportunities, and more.

So what changed? I learned how to make networking feel authentic based on my strengths.

How to Grow an Influential Network to Attract Bigger Clients and Opportunities

The perfect client.

A book deal.

A high-paid keynote.

Collaborating with top leaders in your industry.

A guest spot on a top-ranked podcast.

Whatever your grandest career goals may be, they all have one thing in common: you are one relationship away from making them happen.

It’s no secret that developing an influential network is the fastest path to realizing opportunities that will change your life and career.

Building an influential network is vital to be seen as a top-recognized authority in your space.

So ask yourself the following two questions.

Do you have a strategy for consistently widening and deepening your sphere of influence?
Do leaders in your industry think of you first for collaborations and opportunities that fall in your zone of genius?

If the answer to either of these questions is no, you have a giant hole in your growth strategy that will greatly slow the progress.

You want to be recognized as a go-to authority and attract more significant opportunities to share your message. But what needs to change to get you to that next level?

5 biz growth multipliers for coaches and consultants

There comes a time for every coach or consultant where they start to feel the limitations of their business model.

You want to grow your income without working harder.

You want to extend beyond one-to-one services to impact more lives.

You want to attract a steady flow of new clients rather than chasing clients down.

You want to be recognized as a go-to authority and attract more significant opportunities to share your message.

But what needs to change to get you to that next level?

Business Growth Multipliers for Coaches and Consultants

As I’ve worked with coaches and consultants as a business strategist, I’ve noticed that there are vital shifts you need to make in your business model to remove the limitations and spark exponential growth as a coach or consultant.

Here are the vital shifts you need to make in your business model to spark exponential growth as a coach or consultant.

5 Growth Multipliers for Coaches and Consultants

There comes a time for every coach or consultant where they start to feel the limitations of their business model.

Your income plateaus. You feel the grind of chasing clients. You’re ready to help more people, but you only have so much time and energy to offer clients.

You want to reach more people, but you’re unsure how to grow your audience, stand out in your industry, and elevate your brand authority.

But what needs to change?

Here are the vital shifts you need to make in your business model to spark exponential growth as a coach or consultant.

4 Ways to Survive a Messy Transition in Your Business

“I feel like I’m swimming in uncertainty. I’m not sure of anything I’m doing right now. I need help finding motivation and figuring out what I should be doing next.”

I was facilitating a mastermind recently when the person in the hot seat shared that they had been feeling stuck.

We all have those moments where the path ahead for our business feels unclear. Sometimes these periods are brief and sometimes they last months or longer. The hot seat question got me thinking about a messy transition I went through several years ago.

When I stepped away from my last business, I felt untethered. I didn’t know who I would be without the sense of identity and purpose my business had provided me.

“Who am I if I’m not Jason Van Orden of Internet Business Mastery?!”