Thanksgiving flew by, and it is now December. China has taken to Christmas much like we do at home these days. "Seasons Greetings", fake snow, and tons of sales. Family? Togetherness? Jesus Christo? nope, just fake snow and shopping...
Anyway, the title has little to do with anything, I just really dig the guy who does these paintings. We have been grinding almost non-stop since Thanksgiving and will have presented two assessments by week's end and are co-sponsoring a very large networking/educational event at the Ritz Carlton Saturday.
It's amazing how one can make connections out here, and it really seems like THE way to meet new business contacts. For example, a friend of mine is a DJ out here, and gets invited to random places to put on shows. While we were at one of his shows, a few people came up to our little entourage to say hi and dance a bit. One girl starts talking to my date, invites the two of us back to her table, where I meet two Turkish businessmen living in China. An hour later, we have another potential and an ally in the city.
From the clubs to the professional networking events, you must always be on your game, and have at least several business cards in your back pocket. You are never really away from work if you are able to sell to someone else. NOW, there is a line, and this exists everywhere, someone too eager to sell to anyone will alienate friends and groups and distance yourself from those few people out here you can relax with. We walk the line here, for better or worse it seems to be playing out in our favor so far.
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