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The festival of lights gets celebrated all over the country . It represents the victory of good over evil and the entire country looks outstanding , bedecked with colourful lights , sparkle of colours and sweetmeats being exchanged all over . Music programmes , sound and light shows , exchange of pleasantries accompany the celebrations. This year it was a 2 day holiday and what better it could be than dining out , decking the house with crackers , visiting a close doctor friend of mine who had a plethora of beautiful dolphin rockets with a dozen at a time flying off with bombs to display . Other than wining and dining with a whole lot of outside friends from my current network , Diwali also provided an opportunity to connect with friends and contacts across the globe , as a lot of curiosity was expressed after I sent in some friendship messages to some of my offshore friends , especially those on the linkedin contact . The health dimension of course takes a beating thanks to my pre-...

http://www.personalbrandingblog.com/10-pearls-of-wisdom-from-keith-ferrazzi-networking-ninja/ There are hidden opportunities waiting to be accessed in everyone  if you just tell them where you’re headed and what you want to achieve. In that vein, today I’d like to share ten networking tips from my personal business hero,  Keith Ferrazzi , to help you achieve your goals. If you aren’t clear about your own goals yet, a great place to start is Meg Guiseppi’s  Personal Branding Worksheet . 1. Be concrete.  The more specific you are about what you want to do, the easier it becomes to develop a strategy to accomplish it. And the easier it becomes for others in your universe to help you get where you’re going. Nail down  where you want to go in life  so you can develop a networking strategy to get there. 2. Know how to talk about yoursel f. The way you talk about yourself and your goals should inspire others to help you get there. If you need help...