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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:#F6F7F7;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.25in;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#101517'>On Facebook I participate in a zinnia seed swap group.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.25in;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#101517'>One woman showed pictures of some flowers she was especially proud of, and yes, it's fine to share one's pride and accomplishments, as she related a story of how someone else gave her seeds a few plant-generations back and she has kept the line propagating every year ever since.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.25in;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#101517'>She asked if anyone wanted to keep the same promise. I jumped at the chance.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.25in;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#101517'>I direct-messaged her, and I tried very hard to counter offer her some of my seeds. It is a seed-swap group, after all!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.25in;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#101517'>Nothing I had was something she needed, and she was lovely about it, and I really tried. We agreed that she would send me the seeds with nothing back from me in return. I am in awe of her generosity. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.25in;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#101517'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.25in;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#101517'>Seeds in the mail, expecting delivery today. I love this concept!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.25in;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#101517'>She's paying it forward. Remember the movie?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.25in;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#101517'>My LinkedIn parallel? Offer to help someone without expecting anything back in return and the LinkedIn universe will serve you with buckets of dividends. 850 million people want to know you are offering your expertise, time and/or energy, without expectation.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.25in;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#101517'>Yes, pay, as in wait for the good stuff and it will come, forward.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.25in;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#101517'>But you have to be in the mix to offer something, or else do not complain you get nothing from LinkedIn.<o:p></o:p></span></p></table><p class=MsoNormal><em><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#101517'>Pay it forward to your connections. Your followers. Your fellow Gothamites. Your social media Group members, on LinkedIn and elsewhere.</span></em><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>How can I help you get more from LInkedIn?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Marc W. Halpert</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:red'>Gotham’s resident LinkedIn maven</span><span style='color:red'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>We exceed expectations.</span></i><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>connect2collaborate</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Fairfield, CT 06825</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#002060'><a href="https://url.emailprotection.link/?bnKq15_DvLvc3ei1DJ80Mh8u5PKjV59z-q8-Qm4s05cXbvE6KQh1ZJ4uv1ghUCMU2zD9f62Q7_iF8pphuPwLh0BjHzzDfxa0pDLIxEzgzDS3xxgV6qHvvhI5rJcwenPGp"><span style='color:#002060'>linkedin.com/in/marchalpert</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#002060'><a href="https://url.emailprotection.link/?b7UE2yfMelFt9Xz7NIwUT99PXSXA9cRV9TKXzKkworAX4s1_FGcn_dyjcL6I87Sx4Rls_TTlGMS3jHJb41wuHmg~~"><span style='color:#002060'>connect2collaborate.com</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#002060'><a href="mailto:marchalpert@connect2collaborate.com"><span style='color:#002060'>marchalpert@connect2collaborate.com</span></a></span></u><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>203-373-0875 Office</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>203-218-8288 Cell </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><img border=0 width=624 height=144 style='width:6.5in;height:1.5in' id="x_Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01D8D7C9.B7BA5530" alt="Graphical user interface, qr code Description automatically generated"></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F3864'>Author of “LinkedIn Marketing Techniques for Law and Professional Practices,” second edition, paper or kindle, published by The American Bar Association, </span><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#002060'><a href="https://url.emailprotection.link/?bxkc6FLqr2hewmwJFfNWShdBODRplpyMzcOZpEeZ00r5DR7F-ySo_Zbf4otWh3m3twYnaS_yTU-MgK8ZnSu9d4LHED9H54LC_pC-3IHZfd2aKT4WL9Gdn3ncqNzrrL2xr"><span style='color:#002060'>americanbar.org/products/inv/book/411688555/</span></a>. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F3864'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F3864'>Author of “You, Us, Them: LinkedIn Marketing Concepts for Nonprofit Professionals Who Really Want to Make a Difference” paper or kindle, optional: accompanying e-course. O</span><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#002060'>rder at <a href="https://url.emailprotection.link/?b7GrBNekCvpVI_MMzfk5b8A9hBgzMtTjS0NE9bNRElsNOquAmrXvyfIrQMrPikNhvM1UenALfVOW2jtJiw76Npjbbo834-NOpzZb4u2iuf261Sca8bGEoifUN8L9ARIsY"><span style='color:#002060'>https://bit.ly/YouUsThem</span></a>.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#002060'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F3864'>An online course: “LinkedIn for Baby Boomers (and other encore career changers),” including a package of supplemental materials. </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F3864;background:white'>To order: </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#002060'><a href="https://url.emailprotection.link/?bVfYvA2o8GnxfSUW_llnWFmb-VQhyea3mfZF64wEEfwKoc_F0X3ZnDYWsztvSUfVaqjoP6PKv8xq83ceXJr8pGsUWBSieOaYqJ86aOJJHfQ2n8Y-rHySkq32LCI6UHq46"><span style='color:#002060'>connect2collaborate.com/linkedin-for-midlife-career-changers-over-60</span></a>.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></td></tr></div></body></html>