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Networking Skills

                 Networking means getting to know people, staying in touch over time and using knowledge or skills to help each other.
                 The networking skills include two very important skills:
                 a.   Listen in good faith and
                 b.  Ask thoughtful questions

                 Listening carefully shows that you respect what others are saying. When you ask a thoughtful question, you show that
                 you are interested in the opinions of others and you are building trust in your relationship. Both parties must gain to
                 maintain a good relationship (individual or business).


                 Advantages of Networking
                 Following are the advantages of networking:
                    •  Networking helps you find trusted friends.
                    •  Sharing your expertise and skills can help a friend or neighbour to prepare for an interview.

                    •  Networking makes it easy to seek help during difficult times-For example, you can ask a friend to help you complete
                     a school project or accompany you to the hospital for a medical test.

                    •  Networking helps notify and be notified of new opportunities- for example, you can ask your neighbours/parents’
                     friends to help you find a part-time summer job at their workplace.

                 How to Develop Networking Skills
                 To develop networking skills:



                                              Explore both online and
                                                 offline events for     Communicate regularly
                                                   networking

                                                         Developing Networking Skills

                                                                      Show interest in getting to
                                               Help others with your     know your contacts. Listen
                                                   expertise too      to them patiently and share
                                                                        information if required



                        Self-Motivation

                 Have you heard the story of the hare and the tortoise? The tortoise won this race even though it was slow. This is
                 because it remained motivated even when it was quite slow and very much behind the hare. Self-motivation is simply
                 the motivation within you that drives you to do things. Self-motivation is what drives us to achieve our goals, makes
                 us feel happy and improve the quality of our lives. In other words, it's our ability to do what needs to be done without
                 someone or something influencing us.

                 Types of Motivation
                 There are mainly two types of Intrinsic/Internal and Extrinsic/External motivation. Let us learn about them in detail.


                 Intrinsic/Internal Motivation
                 We do things that interest us and give us enjoyment, e.g. Joyita loves to read novels. Inspite of her busy schedule, she
                 takes out 30 mins every day to read a book.

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