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It's that time of year again, when
plants start to push up from the earth,
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trees start budding and allergies go.
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Absolutely fucking ape shit.
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But it's also the time of year when I
plan out my flower and vegetable gardens.
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And I absolutely love this time of year.
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And if you've ever attended one of
my keynotes, you know, that I always
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talk about how I plan out my garden
in early may and how networking and
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business development relationships.
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Are like vegetables.
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Welcome to episode 1
94 of this shit works.
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A podcast dedicated to all
things, networking, relationship
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building and business development.
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I'm your host, Julie Brown.
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Speaker author and networking coach.
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And today I'm talking about how some
of your relationships are radishes.
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Summer tomatoes and others.
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Well, They can end up being zucchinis.
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So the first weekend is may
is a very busy one for me.
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I go to various nurseries and
pick out all the annuals that
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I will plant in my flowerpots.
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It's usually a mixture
of petunias, geranium.
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Snapdragons potato vine,
cosmos zinnias and more.
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This is also the time I plan my veggie
garden, which I do mix up from year
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to year, but tends to contain things
like radishes, kale, jalapeno, pepper,
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zucchini, tomatoes, cucumbers at plant.
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Whatever I'm feeling that year.
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Now.
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The radishes and the
kale I grow from seed.
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Everything else is planted from a
starter that I buy at the nursery.
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Every seed or plant may get put in
the garden at the same time, but they
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sure don't grow at the same rate.
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And I certainly don't harvest
them at the same time either.
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It's a long growing season from may to
late August and sometimes into September.
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And each vegetable will
grow at its own pace.
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So.
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Let's explore a few of these vegetables as
if they were our networking and business
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relationships that we are also nurturing.
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Radishes.
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Ah, These are the whirlwind connections
that leave you breathless with
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anticipation, just like radishes sprouting
up in the blink of an eye, literally
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from seed to harvest is four weeks.
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These business relationships
seem to materialize overnight.
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One moment you're exchanging
business cards and the next you're
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sealing the deal and reaping the
rewards of your collaboration.
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Why do some business relationships
move at the speed of light?
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Well, probably much like in the
world of romance, it could be due to
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various factors, shared goals, mutual
interests, or just plain luck timing.
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Sometimes you meet a potential client
or partner who aligns perfectly with
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your vision or what you do is exactly
the service they need at that time.
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There's lots of different factors.
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And before you know it, you're
shaking hands and dive in headfirst
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into a fruitful partnership.
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Now.
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Tomatoes while they're on the other
end of the spectrum, the slow, steady
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dance of business relationships
that will test your patience.
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But yield sweet rewards in the ends.
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Like tomatoes, ripening under the
summer sun not being harvested all
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the way to the end of the summer.
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These connections take
their time to mature.
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You plant the seed of collaboration,
nurture it with care and patiently
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wait for it to bear fruit.
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But.
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Why the delay, why are wired
tomatoes taken so long?
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Well, Tomatoes need ample
time to grow and ripen.
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Some business relationships
require patience, persistence,
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and a whole lot of TLC.
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Maybe you're building trust,
negotiating terms, or simply taking
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time to get to know each other
before diving into a partnership.
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Whatever the reason, remember that
good things come to those who wait.
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Now.
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Let's talk about suckiness.
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Hmm.
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The humble zucchini, the unsung
hero or the vegetable patch and
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the ultimate lesson in timing.
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You see.
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Zucchinis or like business relationships
that require constant vigilance.
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If you neglect them for too long, they
grow oversized watery late in was seeds,
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rendering them practically unusable.
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You may also get way too
many zucchinis at once.
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You literally cannot handle
the zucchini overload.
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That's where your network comes in handy.
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By forging connections within your
industry and even your competitors, you
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can create a support system where others
can lend you a hand when you need it.
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And you can share the load when
things get too hectic for you.
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So.
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Remember friends.
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Timing is key in the garden of
business relationships, whether you're
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harvesting radishes, waiting on those
tomatoes or wrangling zucchinis,
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stay vigilant and stay connected.
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Okay friends.
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Onto the drink of the week, And
even though I'm done with my 21
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days, so we're fitness challenge.
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I've enjoyed all of the mocktails so
much that I'm bringing you another one.
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As the drink of the week, this week.
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So., the drink of the week
is the Virgin cucumber Gimlet
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from ocean prime restaurant.
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Here's what you're going to need.
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One and a half ounces of club soda,
four to five slices of muddled
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cucumber, one ounce of Fresh lime juice.
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and one ounce of symbol syrup.
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Where you're going to do is you're
going to combine all ingredients
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in a shaker and with ice, and then
shake, shake, shake, shake, shake.
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And then serve in a rocks
glass over crushed ice and
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garnished with a rolled cucumber.
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So like slice the cucumber and then
like do that little wavy thing and put
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it on a stick and put it in the drink.
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All right friends.
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That's all for this week.
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If you like what you heard
today, please leave a review
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and subscribe to the podcast.
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Also, please remember to share the podcast
to help it reach a larger audience.
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If you want more of me, Julie
Brown, you can find my book.
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The shit works on Amazon
or Barnes and noble.
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You can find me on
LinkedIn at Julie Brown BD.
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Just let me know where you
found me when you reach out.
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I am Julie Brown underscore BD
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just pop it over to my website.
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Julie Brown bd.com until next week.
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Cheers guys.
