Networking and The Divine Flow

August 7, 2011

Dear Friends,

In 2001, when I was laid off from my 30-year career in advertising, one of my friends in the business said to me, "You'd better start networking!" I cringed when I heard that. Why? Well, for a couple of reasons:

First, I wasn't sure I wanted to stay in the advertising business any longer. And second, the whole idea of "networking" had always made me feel very uncomfortable. At the time, networking felt to me like something that only high-pressure salesmen did . . . you know, passing out their business cards right and left—often inappropriately.

However, as I began my new career as a spiritual author, speaker, and teacher, it didn't take me very long to realize that networking—if seen in the proper perspective—is actually an important part of living life in the divine flow.

Rarely, if ever, do you get anywhere in life completely on your own. Usually, you need the help of at least one other person to get where you want to go. In fact, quite often, the assistance of several people, or more, is required for you to reach your chosen destination.

When you tell the Universe what it is you want to have, do, or be in life, you attract these people to you. The Universe literally sends them your way to assist you in fulfilling your desire. These are the people who have the leads, contacts, information, and inside scoop that you don't have. And, as part of your divine flow, they have been divinely inspired to share what they know with you . . . or, to direct you to others who might be of assistance to you . . . or, to take direct action themselves on your behalf.

When you recognize these people for who they are, or who they might be, and—with an open heart and an open mind—you engage them in conversation, isn't that networking?

Of course, like most anything, networking can be misused—especially when the relationship is one-sided and you are just trying to "get something" from the other person. But when you enter into any relationship—even the briefest of encounters—seeking ways that the two of you can be of mutually beneficial service to each other, that's networking as it is divinely designed to be done.

Many of my speaking engagements have come about by just that kind of networking. My first home in Sedona was the result of networking. And networking is responsible for much of the prosperity I have enjoyed in my life.

So, my friends, do you have a dream that you want to realize? Do you have a goal that you want to accomplish? Then, as my advertising friend said to me ten years ago, "You'd better start networking!" Or, as I am more inclined to say: Pay attention to the people who come into your life, and treat them with the honor, respect, and gratitude they deserve as your brothers and sisters in spirit. Who knows . . . they may be divinely guided "Earth Angels" who have crossed your path for the sole purpose of helping you fulfill your heart's desires effortlessly.

To all the people who have been part of the divine flow in my life, thank you all!

Steven

P.S. On August 11th, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time, I will be conducting a one-hour Teleclass on the four main ways you may be inadvertently interfering with the divine flow in your life. This class is $15, and it will be recorded so you can listen to it later. To register for this event, go to www.rowrowrow.eventbrite.com.

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© 2011 by Steven Lane Taylor
Author of Row, Row, Row, Your Boat:
A Guide for Living Life in the Divine Flow
www.rowrowrow.com
Steven Lane Taylor, LLC