How to Be a Power Connector

The 5+50+100 Rule for Turning Your Business Network into Profits

By: Judy Robinett

Narrated by: Dina Pearlman

Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins

Publisher's Summary

Create a personal "power grid" of influence to spark professional and personal success.

"Other people have the answers, deals, money, access, power, and in uence you need to get what you want in this world. To achieve any goal, you need other people to help you do it." -- JUDY ROBINETT

As anyone in business knows, strategic planning is critical to achieving long-term success. In How to Be a Power Connector, super-networker Judy Robinett argues that strategic relationship planning should be your top priority.

When you combine your specific skills and talents with a clear, workable path for creating and managing your relationships, nothing will stop you from meeting your goals. With high-value connections, you'll tap into a dynamic "power grid" of influence guaranteed to accelerate your personal and professional success.

Robinett uses her decades of experience connecting the world's highest achievers with one another to help you build high-value relationships. She reveals all the secrets of her trade, including proven ways to:

• Find and enter the best network "ecosystem" to meet your goals
• Reach even the most unreachable people quickly and effectively
• Get anyone's contact information within 30 seconds
• Create a "3-D connection" that adds value to multiple people at the same time
• Access key influencers through industry and community events
• Subtly seed conversation with information about interests and needs
• Use social media to your best advantage

Robinett has based her methods on solid researchproving that social groups begin to break up when they become larger than 150 people, and that 50 members is the optimal size for group communication. As such, she has developed what she calls the "5+50+100" method: contact your top 5 connections daily, your Key 50 weekly, and your Vital 100 monthly. This is your power grid, and it will work wonders for your career. Nothing will stop you when you learn How to Be a Power Connector.

Download the accompanying reference guide.

©2014 Judy Robinett (P)2014 Audible Inc.

Highly Recommended

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Life changing book! I’ve never known how to network, not because I didn’t know how to talk to people and ask open-ended questions, but because I didn’t like the feeling that I was using them. Judy’s excellent book changed my perspective, giving me “permission” to just relate to people without every interaction being a “sales call.”

With practical steps and a clear explanation of “why,” How to Be a Power Connector has opened a whole new world to me of seeking how to help others, especially through connecting them to each other for their mutual benefit. It’s almost become a sport to find people with needs I would have never thought of being able to help them with, then looking for someone I know who can help.

The section on being in the right room is worth the price of the book alone. Seems obvious once you think about it, but sadly, too much time is wasted talking to the wrong people for what you need.

I bought both the Kindle and Audible.com versions of the book and highly recommend them.

Re-invigorated me to be a Connector

What made the experience of listening to How to Be a Power Connector the most enjoyable?

I really got excited to take action and to make my connector lists and manage my relationships more actively

What did you like best about this story?

That she gave me actionable items and strategies to manage my contacts

What does Dina Pearlman bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

She was very upbeat, and read the words with energy

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

No, I needed to digest a few of these sections separately. a lot of value here

Great insights, but wordy

This book is chalk full of great advisement. It was however, a rather long audiobook. I feel the same could be said using less "power connector" marketing & repetition. That said it's a worthy listen for someone seeking insight on how best to strategically connect.

Bulls-eye!

Would you listen to How to Be a Power Connector again? Why?

Absolutely.
Loved it!
Judy Robinett has translated her own pathway to success into a trail that just about any of us can follow.
Concise and thorough, Judy speaks plainly and from the heart to lay out a practical framework for developing a powerful network of allies and friends.
Numerous quotes and real-world success stories from her own life and those of other high achievers give her ideas weight and make for a great listen.
Narration is spot on. I felt like I was listening to the author the whole time.

Great book about networking

Judy is very inspiring and shows you how to network and create value for others.

Amazing!

This book is so amazing that I’m going to immediately listen to it again and buy a paper copy! There are so many amazing tips that I couldn’t possibly remember or write them all down without a hardcopy to take notes on, but the book is so exciting, encouraging, uplifting, and gives specific action steps and a game plan for power connecting. I feel like this book has already given me 80% of everything I would ever need about power connecting! I highly highly recommend to anyone who is serious about networking!

Usable & Straightfoward Networking Insights

A perfect commuter book. Listen to this book in small chunks so you can digest and apply the principals in each chapter. To succeed in business you must know how to extend your network effectively both in person and on the internet. Many avenues exist to show you how to increase the number of internet contacts. This is the first book which shows you how to connect effectively and robustly. Numbers talk, I landed the largest single client for 2018, when I was only 2/3rds of the way through the book. Now, I use the Judy's tools everyday. The best part is I enjoy the relationships I make with those in my network.

garbage - not a single actionable insight

This book Sucks with a capital S. The main premise is contained in the first chapter and the rest is chapter after chapter of fluff. It belongs in the same pile of useless crap as Never Eat Alone.

People - these books are supposed to HELP you. Meaning they are supposed to contain ideas, tricks and systems that you can implement so that you can see some kind of a measurable *RESULT*. This book doesn't have any of those things.

Good information. Time consuming to implement.

Book basically encourages business to follow the Golden Rule. Good advice but not original. Newest info is to apply the " Golden Rule" in a strategic fashion. Intentionally map out who you will add value to.

A very practical guide

Where does How to Be a Power Connector rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

This is a great audiobook for the road. It turns hour-long trips into momentary experiences. I find myself pausing it often to stop and think before continuing.

What was one of the most memorable moments of How to Be a Power Connector?

I have hit the "back" button on the audible app more often than any other book I've listened to so far. There's a lot of good thoughts worth hearing twice.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

'How to Win Friends and Influence People' meets the 21st century.

Great book

A lot of useful information which I have started using righ away. Well done and thanks, Judy!

Well read and effective for learning networking

A well written book that can help anyone looking for more connections in their life to advance their life, careers and business.

Stunning insight from first chapter to the last

i just love it. so Many pieces clicks into their Places and this information has already Been so useful.

Very insightful!

A tad on the repetitive side, however it’s definitely worth a listen/read as the author gives valuable tips on how to network efficiently.