3. Build a Team
Building the Book Distribution Network
You will succeed in spreading the epidemics of the Holy Name if you have strong networking and social skills. If you recruits 3 team members, and they recruit an additional 3, then you just built a team of ten!
The figures multiply exponentially. If this process (each recruit three) is repeated, then walking just five more layers down the hierarchy, you will build a team of more than 2000!
Most of us when asked to connect with three friends, start thinking really hard to come up with names of three people they could approach to join the book distribution team. This is because we ‘think’ we know no one. You will be surprised.
When looking for names here is a suggested list that can help jog your memory. These are people with whom you come into contact in your day-to-day life, or have been in contact during some time in your life:
1. Friends
2. Family (parents, children, uncles, aunts, grandparents, brothers, sisters, cousins, in-laws)
3. High School friends
4. Kid’s friends
5. Friends of relatives
6. Kid’s friends’ parents
7. High School Friends
8. High School Teachers
9. College friends
10. College professors
11. Children’s Teachers
12. Colleagues at work
13. Neighbors
14. Shopkeepers
15. Doctors/ Dentists
16. Lawyers
17. Handyman
18. Booksellers
19. Temples and churches
20. People working for other philanthropic activities
2. Family (parents, children, uncles, aunts, grandparents, brothers, sisters, cousins, in-laws)
3. High School friends
4. Kid’s friends
5. Friends of relatives
6. Kid’s friends’ parents
7. High School Friends
8. High School Teachers
9. College friends
10. College professors
11. Children’s Teachers
12. Colleagues at work
13. Neighbors
14. Shopkeepers
15. Doctors/ Dentists
16. Lawyers
17. Handyman
18. Booksellers
19. Temples and churches
20. People working for other philanthropic activities
21. People you meet at cultural events (dances, book reading, debates, special classes like language)
22. Beauty parlor (they have a lot of time to sit and listen)
23. Hairdresser
24. Golf partner or other game partners
25. Car Repair shop
26. Tailor and fitters
27. Banker
28. Gardner
29. Insurance agents
30. Accountant
31. People at Gym
32. People you met at the airport and on the plane and have their contact information
33. People who are trying to sell you something
34. People who offer you service (carpet cleaners, electricians, Cable repair, drain openers ….)
35. Property Brokers – they know a lot of people
36. Members of Study Groups
37. Waiters at the restaurants
22. Beauty parlor (they have a lot of time to sit and listen)
23. Hairdresser
24. Golf partner or other game partners
25. Car Repair shop
26. Tailor and fitters
27. Banker
28. Gardner
29. Insurance agents
30. Accountant
31. People at Gym
32. People you met at the airport and on the plane and have their contact information
33. People who are trying to sell you something
34. People who offer you service (carpet cleaners, electricians, Cable repair, drain openers ….)
35. Property Brokers – they know a lot of people
36. Members of Study Groups
37. Waiters at the restaurants
The above is just a suggested list.
The steps are:
1. Jog your memory and come up with names of your contacts.
2. Pick and choose the ones who you would like to approach first.
3. Talk, Talk, Talk. Do not be shy of approaching. We have no idea how much others want to help us. Track the subsequent follow up
4. If they drop off or decline, then go back to your original list and recruit some more. Aren’t you glad you have a list to fall back upon?
5. When you recruit someone, remember to give them this list since they need to jog their memory too!
The form can be used as a tool to help track your progress.
