What time do you start work?

Sounds like a trick question, but it's not.

I was speaking to a group of business people at a networking meeting this morning.

Because it was raining, many were either late or didn't attend at all.

I explained to all that, say for example, you have a potential client who want to meet you at 3pm today. What time would you be at this meeting this client? Almost all answered slightly earlier than 3pm.

Exactly right!

If it was raining, or if your car was blocked by an idiot who double parked (this happened to me sometime back), what would you do?

All answered that they would get there anyhow, and in the event of their car being blocked, even take a cab to the client meeting.

Why? Because it is work.

Then I explained that in a networking environment, it is no different from work.

Networking is work. Literally, the word Network is Net-WORK.

So when networking, get there on time or earlier to assist where you can.

Today, many people discovered that at least one day in a week, you start work at 6am!