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Give First

Here's a GiveFirst idea. Do a talk show online with your networking friends. Click here to hear an example of a series of 3 episodes with me and my networking friend Dave Guerra. I have time to do an InHouston Member talk show once a week too. Anyone open to coming on and talking about InHouston, how it helped you, and your recommendations for other members? Eric Standlee Continue

Added by Eric Standlee on November 29, 2009 at 7:30pm — 6 Comments

Networking/Netweaving Motivations

Why Network/Netweave? What are your motivations? I cannot pretend to know your motivations, but as I continue to learn and grow I can share where I have been. When I started out to get on the path to networking, I didn't even know there was such thing as netweaving. So, what were my motivations? Initially, fear motivated me to not do anything, but like the millions of pounds of thrust from the rockets on the space shuttle help it to overcome gravity and inertia and eventually leave Earth for… Continue

Added by Eric Standlee on October 1, 2009 at 12:02am — 4 Comments

Too many events and too many people to meet, but not enough time in the day?

On InHouston, we are blessed to have tons of great events and new venues and meetings starting up every month. We have many great people who are centers of influence and get pay-it-forward networking. We list meetings happening every day. If you just went to every meeting on InHouston, you'd meet alot of great people and be very busy. But, you'd never meet everyone on InHouston. There are over 4000 on InHouston.ning.com and over 6000 on the LinkedIn InHouston group. So, when you find time in… Continue

Added by Eric Standlee on September 29, 2009 at 1:34pm — No Comments

Note to Self: Give first in a recession

Dear self,

Don't give up

I know that watching the news makes you numb, and it feels like you have somehow stepped into a different and parallel universe.

No matter how much you want to curl up on the couch and hide from the outside world, it is NOW that the world needs servant leaders giving without expecting anything in return.

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Added by Eric Standlee on September 24, 2009 at 8:15pm — No Comments

Seeking Start-ups

In this tough time, it is very hard to get financing for startups. I'd like to encourage the creation and proper funding of startups. Do you know any startups? I am a no-cost resource for business advice for startups and I can help them find funding for the right deals. More importantly, I want to help them develop revenue as soon as possible. Who should I talk to? Continue

Added by Eric Standlee on September 24, 2009 at 5:05pm — No Comments

CRM

Sugar, the market leading commercial open source CRM application, delivers a feature-rich set of business processes that enhance marketing effectiveness, drive sales performance, improve customer satisfaction and provide executive insight into business performance. Supported by flexible deployment options, Sugar is used by customers of all sizes, across a broad range of industries.

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Added by Eric Standlee on August 29, 2009 at 12:35am — No Comments

Fantasy Football anyone?

Join the InHouston League: Click here to join the InHouston Fantasy Football League You'll need password inhouston007 You have been invited to join eric.standlee@gmail.com's custom league in Yahoo! Sports Fantasy Football, InHouston Fantasy Football. In order to join the league, follow the link above or go to game front page, click the "Sign Up Now" or "Get Another Team" button and follow the links to "Join a Custom Leagu… Continue

Added by Eric Standlee on August 20, 2009 at 7:00pm — 7 Comments

Eric Speaks

I am speaking twice this month on my favorite subject: Driving revenue with social networking 1. http://inhouston.ning.com/events/greenspoint-business 2. http://inhouston.ning.com/events/driving-revenue-through-social I don't get paid to speak. I do it because I love to help. Please get the word out. Eric Continue

Added by Eric Standlee on August 10, 2009 at 11:08am — No Comments

What is Servant Leadership and Why is it Valuable?

Watch Me explain these ideas:

This video was shared globally to Keith Ferrazzi's list and blog:… Continue

Added by Eric Standlee on July 16, 2009 at 9:00pm — 6 Comments

Profile Photo

Upload a photo of yourself so members can recognize you at events. Remember, profiles with real photos get twice as many views as those without. Click this: http://inhouston.ning.com/profiles/settings/editProfileInfo Continue

Added by Eric Standlee on July 14, 2009 at 6:58pm — No Comments

Grow on Twitter

Check this out... Derrick VanDyke just released this amazing software that will automatically add 1,000s of new followers to your Twitter account... And it's 100% FREE! http://twitterlistbuilder.com/ericstandlee He's also giving away a free report that shows you how to generate clicks, leads, and sales from your Twitter account. This is very cool... h… Continue

Added by Eric Standlee on July 5, 2009 at 3:28am — No Comments

In Case of Emergency

Please pass this on. I got it from a friend:

I use to work for GTE Wireless, which is now ATT Wireless, and I have this info in Gary and my cell phones. Thought you all might be interested in this info. Have a great. Sharron ICE - 'In Case of Emergency' We all carry our mobile phones with names & numbers stored in its memory but nobody, other than ourselves, knows which of these numbers belong to our closest family or friends.& nbsp; If we were to be involved in an accide

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Added by Eric Standlee on July 4, 2009 at 2:27pm — 3 Comments

Discussion on The Best Uses of Social Networking Sites

Brandon wrote a piece in Discussions that I'd love to get activity around on "Spend Your Time Building Connections not Pushing Your Product." Come Join the discussion. Eric Continue

Added by Eric Standlee on June 16, 2009 at 10:33pm — 4 Comments

Houston Performance Magazine -- Eric Standlee's Article on Social Networking

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Added by Eric Standlee on June 11, 2009 at 10:00pm — 8 Comments

Who do you know that is a great storyteller?

Storytellers down through the ages have been leaders, catalysts, and countrymen. Storytellers grab and keep our interest. Don't you want storytellers talking about you? Sure, how do you find storytellers? Simple, ask:

"Who do you know that is a great storyteller?"

Ask enough times and you will get referred to great referral sources who you can get to repeat your story for you. Eric Standlee PS. You have got to have good story to tell them, so get to work on that… Continue

Added by Eric Standlee on June 2, 2009 at 3:00am — 6 Comments

ARE YOU PROACTIVE OR REACTIVE WITH REFERRALS? -- Great Article

I was reading around on Brownie Shott's website http://www.cnhouston.com and found this great article. I recommend you go here to read it: http://www.cnhouston.com/coffeefax2.htm Thanks Brownie for being such a resource. Eric Standlee Continue

Added by Eric Standlee on June 1, 2009 at 10:15am — 1 Comment

Who do you know who needs commercial funding?

We can help. We like to help commercial business to business only firms which need funding. They need it because they cannot get a bank line yet, or they lost their bank line in all of this financial crisis, or their bank line is choking their growth and they could do more business if they had access to more capital. Please review the list below. If you know anyone we should talk to, please introduce me or give me their contact information. Thanks.… Continue

Added by Eric Standlee on June 1, 2009 at 10:00am — 2 Comments

Our Facebook InHouston Group

Join our Facebook group In an effort to provide the group as much good exposure as possible, I am inviting everyone who has a Facebook account and is a member of InHouston to join our Facebook group for InHouston. Connect with InHoustonians on Facebook Let's make the June 10 event in Uptown the largest yet. Eric Standlee EricStandlee.com Continue

Added by Eric Standlee on May 28, 2009 at 9:52pm — No Comments

Keith Ferrazzi's new book tour

Ferrazzi then introduces the Who’s Got Your Back roadmap for building and creating a core group of lifeline relationships, including: * A process to identify and strengthen bonds with lifeline candidates – those who have the potential to “get it and care” * A team-based format for refining goals and workplans * Tools to identify and overcome career-crippling bad habits * Keys to sustaining a commitment to excellence and growth over time * A commitment to lower our guards and let others help No… Continue

Added by Eric Standlee on May 27, 2009 at 9:48am — No Comments

Networking Success Stories

I thought I'd share this with the group. If you have any success stories for InHouston, of course that would help ALL of us by getting exposure. Of course, you should take advantage of this opportunity to share about your success in a way that helps your company. Eric Summary: Networking Success Stories Category: General Name: Sheri Tingle Email: tingleme@hotmail.com Title: Media Outlet/Publication: Book Anonymous? N Specific Geographic Region? N Region: Deadline: 11:05pm CENTRAL - 25… Continue

Added by Eric Standlee on May 24, 2009 at 4:22pm — 3 Comments