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How to Develop Networking Skills
Use the CONECT model to improve your networking skills. The six steps of the CONECT model are as follows:

CONVERSE OPEN UP NETWORK SMARTLY
Maintain a pleasing appearance. Demonstrate interest in getting to know them. Inquire about Discuss shared experiences. Examples
Smile and have a confident their leisure activities. of shared interests include cuisine and
approach towards others. Begin Listen intently and continue the conversation. If someone hobbies. Share your experience with
with a question. For example, how mentions needing help organizing a party, offer to share the others. For example, you can discuss
is the weather in your city? contact information of a known person with them. your recent vacation.

COMMUNICATE REGULARLY
TELL Stay in touch. Maintain constant ENGAGE
Share information on events or communication with your group Do not hesitate to share useful
activities you are aware of like a of people. information.
local fun fair. Invite them to parties and
get-togethers.

S elf-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.

Extrinsic/External Motivation
We do things because it gives us a reward like money, fame, etc. For example, Rohan practices playing chess
every day because he wants to win the year-end chess championship.

For the interest and For the outcome
enjoyment in doing the that will result by
task itself achieving the task
Enjoyment Promotions
Purpose Pay raises
Growth Bonuses
Curiosity Internal External Benefits
Passion Prizes
Self-expression Winning
Perks

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