59: How to be a Grandmaster Blaster Networking Master with John Corcoran

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal">If networking were a person, it would be John Corcoran.  At just 23 years old, John landed a gig as a writer for President Clinton in the White House, and his background wasn’t stacked.  He has defined the importance of personal relationships in business and life in general, and he teaches us how to build these relationships to maximize income and clients without marketing or “selling” ourselves. <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal">From a creative standpoint, John started out as a cartoonist and shared the art room with Brandon Boyd, the lead singer of Incubus.  He is the founder and creator of the Smart Business Revolution podcast and website – one of the most value packed shows on iTunes.  John has appeared in Forbes, Lifehacker,The Huffington Post, Business Insider, Art of Manliness, Boost Blog Traffic, and Dumb Little Man. <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal">Here are the highlights of my funky conversation with John: <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">·       05:42 : His memories of always wanting to be a creative entrepreneur since he was a kid and of being a cartoonist and an editor in his high school newspaper, <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom: .0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">·       08:45 : How it was being classmates with Brandon Boyd and attending the first Incubus gig, <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom: .0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">·       13:40 : How he integrates writing as his creative expression in his life in being a practicing attorney and how he incorporates this in his blog and podcast, <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom: .0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">·       12:47 : The importance and the power of interviews in regard to writing and growing your networks, and he shares his systems  and tools in tracking his networks such as ‘the conversations list’, <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom: .0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">·       19:10 : The steps to take to network if you are starting from scratch beginning with having the right mindset and being clear with your goals, <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom: .0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">·       23:57 : Habits he puts in to place in order to preserve his connections, and <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">·       30:48 : Usual mistakes people make when networking and the right approaches to go about it.