The Gardeners Guide to Business Relationships: Why Some Are Radishes, Some Are Tomatoes, and Others Are Zucchinis

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It's that time of year again, when

plants start to push up from the earth,

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trees start budding and allergies go.

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Absolutely fucking ape shit.

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But it's also the time of year when I

plan out my flower and vegetable gardens.

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And I absolutely love this time of year.

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And if you've ever attended one of

my keynotes, you know, that I always

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talk about how I plan out my garden

in early may and how networking and

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business development relationships.

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Are like vegetables.

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Welcome to episode 1

94 of this shit works.

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A podcast dedicated to all

things, networking, relationship

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building and business development.

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I'm your host, Julie Brown.

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Speaker author and networking coach.

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And today I'm talking about how some

of your relationships are radishes.

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Summer tomatoes and others.

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Well, They can end up being zucchinis.

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So the first weekend is may

is a very busy one for me.

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I go to various nurseries and

pick out all the annuals that

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I will plant in my flowerpots.

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It's usually a mixture

of petunias, geranium.

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Snapdragons potato vine,

cosmos zinnias and more.

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This is also the time I plan my veggie

garden, which I do mix up from year

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to year, but tends to contain things

like radishes, kale, jalapeno, pepper,

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zucchini, tomatoes, cucumbers at plant.

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Whatever I'm feeling that year.

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Now.

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The radishes and the

kale I grow from seed.

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Everything else is planted from a

starter that I buy at the nursery.

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Every seed or plant may get put in

the garden at the same time, but they

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sure don't grow at the same rate.

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And I certainly don't harvest

them at the same time either.

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It's a long growing season from may to

late August and sometimes into September.

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And each vegetable will

grow at its own pace.

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So.

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Let's explore a few of these vegetables as

if they were our networking and business

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relationships that we are also nurturing.

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Radishes.

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Ah, These are the whirlwind connections

that leave you breathless with

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anticipation, just like radishes sprouting

up in the blink of an eye, literally

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from seed to harvest is four weeks.

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These business relationships

seem to materialize overnight.

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One moment you're exchanging

business cards and the next you're

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sealing the deal and reaping the

rewards of your collaboration.

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Why do some business relationships

move at the speed of light?

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Well, probably much like in the

world of romance, it could be due to

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various factors, shared goals, mutual

interests, or just plain luck timing.

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Sometimes you meet a potential client

or partner who aligns perfectly with

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your vision or what you do is exactly

the service they need at that time.

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There's lots of different factors.

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And before you know it, you're

shaking hands and dive in headfirst

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into a fruitful partnership.

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Now.

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Tomatoes while they're on the other

end of the spectrum, the slow, steady

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dance of business relationships

that will test your patience.

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But yield sweet rewards in the ends.

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Like tomatoes, ripening under the

summer sun not being harvested all

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the way to the end of the summer.

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These connections take

their time to mature.

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You plant the seed of collaboration,

nurture it with care and patiently

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wait for it to bear fruit.

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But.

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Why the delay, why are wired

tomatoes taken so long?

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Well, Tomatoes need ample

time to grow and ripen.

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Some business relationships

require patience, persistence,

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and a whole lot of TLC.

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Maybe you're building trust,

negotiating terms, or simply taking

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time to get to know each other

before diving into a partnership.

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Whatever the reason, remember that

good things come to those who wait.

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Now.

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Let's talk about suckiness.

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Hmm.

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The humble zucchini, the unsung

hero or the vegetable patch and

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the ultimate lesson in timing.

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You see.

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Zucchinis or like business relationships

that require constant vigilance.

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If you neglect them for too long, they

grow oversized watery late in was seeds,

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rendering them practically unusable.

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You may also get way too

many zucchinis at once.

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You literally cannot handle

the zucchini overload.

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That's where your network comes in handy.

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By forging connections within your

industry and even your competitors, you

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can create a support system where others

can lend you a hand when you need it.

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And you can share the load when

things get too hectic for you.

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So.

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Remember friends.

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Timing is key in the garden of

business relationships, whether you're

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harvesting radishes, waiting on those

tomatoes or wrangling zucchinis,

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stay vigilant and stay connected.

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Okay friends.

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Onto the drink of the week, And

even though I'm done with my 21

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days, so we're fitness challenge.

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I've enjoyed all of the mocktails so

much that I'm bringing you another one.

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As the drink of the week, this week.

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So., the drink of the week

is the Virgin cucumber Gimlet

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from ocean prime restaurant.

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Here's what you're going to need.

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One and a half ounces of club soda,

four to five slices of muddled

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cucumber, one ounce of Fresh lime juice.

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and one ounce of symbol syrup.

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Where you're going to do is you're

going to combine all ingredients

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in a shaker and with ice, and then

shake, shake, shake, shake, shake.

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And then serve in a rocks

glass over crushed ice and

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garnished with a rolled cucumber.

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So like slice the cucumber and then

like do that little wavy thing and put

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it on a stick and put it in the drink.

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All right friends.

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That's all for this week.

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