I have just begun reading a book by Bob Burg called "Endless Referrals: Network Your Everyday Contacts Into Sales".

It's fascinating how just a few sentences can sometimes cause you to suddenly have your thinking expanded.

He introduced the concept (not new) that everyone knows about 250 people. *Then* he went on to point out that each of those people knows 250 people, therefore you indirectly "know" all those people also.

Now a lot of people emphasise having very large email contact lists but I did a quick calculation for a list of 500 people and when you do the sum you come out with 125,000 people! Now not all of those people will ever come to know you or your services but doesn't it make you think differently?

I mean try this for a day. Each time you look at sometime, briefly reflect on the probability that they know 250 people. Word of mouth is very powerful advertising. So for every person that you interact with you are potentially interacting with 250 other people.

Take care with your interactions.

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I was sitting in a lecture theatre as an adult with around 250 other (much younger adult) students in a first year university (college)biololgy course.

The grading system for the courses at this university was:

7 - High Distinction
6 - Distinction
5 - Credit
4 - Pass
3 - Conceded Pass
2,1 - Failing grades

The lecturer said, "There is no one so deserving of a grade of 1 or 2 as someone who doesn't ask questions."

Now a teacher does appreciate that someone has made some effort to discover the answer for themselves. That shows the teacher that the student is serious and they are developing their own skills as an independent learner. But when you cannot get the answer or it is taking way too long (or maybe your question is "Point me in the right direction so that I know how and where to start.") - go to someone who can help and ask.



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