Are you using all of your resources at hand?

When you are trying to accomplish a task, it is sometimes easier if you have friends and connections helping you. 

A friend of mine is trying to get a job as a chef, and she is having no luck in her search. I suggested that she join linked in and see if some of her friends that she already knows would be able to give her a hand.

Social networks are not just for socializing. When I was overseas last year, the trip went horribly wrong, and I needed a way to have somewhere to stay while I regrouped. A social network that I was a part of built a safety net for me when I was making my path back to the United States. It was pretty awesome, to say the least, to think that I was being hosted in a home that was owned by a friend of mine in Europe. 

Twitter is a great tool for telling people what is going on in your life....if your readers see what you are writing. A lot of my friends use Twitter. I have a twitter account, but to me, it is a lot time consuming, and I do not go there. If you do, a shout out can have instant results. I am working on being better on Twitter, and I will be adding it to my phone....when I get back to Dallas! Here in rural Arizona, I am afraid that it would kill my battery life. Once I get back to Dallas, I think that Twitter will be something that I am able to use. A little caution...some of the news feeds on Twitter run all day long, just like the news, and you may want to think about that before you add them to your feed. 

All of the social networks that are out there are being used by many to create connections, find jobs, find places to stay, and many more things. 

A pal of mine who is a flight attendant uses some of her social networks to connect with people when she is in different places all over the globe. She has had a really great time with her social networks, and whenever she is in a new town, she will see what events are going on while she is there. This amazing woman has sipped coffee at the park in Paris where the Eiffel Tower is with people that she had, prior to that, only met online. She has shared vodka with soldiers in eastern Europe when the train they were on was waiting for tracks to be cleared ahead of them. When one of them came to Chicago, her family was able to host them, even though she was out of town when they were there. 

Which is another thing about social networks. If you get something out of your network, don't be a greedy person. Give back.  Return the favor. Take pictures, and share them. Goodness is something that we can all be a part of. 

I am updating all of my social networks this week, and I look forward to you doing the same. 

If I am in your town, or you are in mine, maybe we can have a beverage together in some local place! Fun!