One of the key ingredients in any business is strategic partnering. In fact, Steven K. Scott (one of our favorite guests on CWAHM radio – and the author of The Richest Man Who Ever Lived: King Solomon’s Secrets to Success, Wealth and Happiness) recently said that the best advice he could give anyone in business is strategic partnering.  Joining with the right partner can make or break business ventures in a heartbeat and today’s active social media environment is ripe with opportunities to connect. I love that! Opening up the internet in this manner has really broadened my personal and professional contacts and given me some fantastic opportunities.

Still there are those who would take advantage of this medium and only connect with you just to say that they did. Inevitably at some point they’ll be telling people that they know you (even though they only tweeted with you or wrote on your Facebook wall once) and they’ll be using that relationship in order to get further ahead. This can end up being detrimental to you and to your reputation. How? These people have no problem stealing your ideas and claiming them as their own, using your connections to get ahead or pushing you out of the way in order to get them into a better career position.This is not Christian and it’s very much not according to Biblical principles. God will promote those He chooses to promote and if you are destroying or hurting someone in order to get ahead, you need to re-evaluate your methods. And if someone is reaching out to you for a partnership or a networking relationship, you need to consider who you will work with wisely. Read More→