385 Unnatural Success with Charlie Lawson

Are you a natural networker? Charlie Lawson is a very Unnatural Networker. By putting networking across from the point of view of someone who'd rather avoid it completely, Charlie helps professional service folk to gain confidence and find joy in creating meaningful connections. From his own struggles with confidence in social and business situations, Charlie emphasises the importance of purpose and human connection to create unnatural success.   KEY TAKEAWAY "Lots of organisations will have their very grand mission and vision statements but I think much more important is your purpose statement; why you do what you do."   BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS* The Unnatural Networker by Charlie Lawson - https://amzn.eu/d/4MQ7gER Unnatural Promoter by Charlie Lawson - https://amzn.eu/d/iZaBAUM   ABOUT CHARLIE His first book, The Unnatural Networker, released in 2014, has helped countless business owners learn how to network effectively. His second book, The Unnatural Promoter, released in 2021, focuses on helping people that don't like to blow their own trumpet to be brilliant at self-promotion.   Charlie gained his expertise from 13 years running BNI (the international business networking organisation) in the UK. In his spare time, he'll mostly be found doing triathlons, while hoping that Spurs can be found above Arsenal in the league.   CONNECT WITH CHARLIE https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlielawson/ https://unnaturalsuccess.com/   RESOURCE How Good at Networking are you? https://networkingquiz.scoreapp.com/   ABOUT THE HOST - AMY ROWLINSON Amy is a Life Purpose Coach, Podcast Strategist, Top 1% Global Podcaster, Speaker and Mastermind Host. Amy works with individuals to improve productivity, engagement and fulfilment, to banish overwhelm, underwhelm and frustration and to welcome clarity, achievement and purpose.   WORK WITH AMY Amy inspires and empowers entrepreneurial clients to discover the life they dream of by assisting them to focus on their WHY with clarity uniting their passion and purpose with a plan to create the life they truly desire. If you would to focus on your WHY or launch a purposeful podcast, then please book a free 20 min call via www.calendly.com/amyrowlinson/enquirycall   KEEP IN TOUCH WITH AMY Sign up for the weekly Friday Focus - https://www.amyrowlinson.com/subscribe-to-weekly-newsletter   CONNECT WITH AMY https://linktr.ee/AmyRowlinson   HOSTED BY: Amy Rowlinson   DISCLAIMER The views, thoughts and opinions expressed in this podcast belong solely to the host and guest speakers. Please conduct your own due diligence.  *As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.