Turn the method into 100 real connections.
The Networking Method tells you what to do. The Networking Challenge is how you actually do it — a simple, staged plan for building 100 real business connections, with a tracker to keep you honest along the way.
Four stages, 100 connections
The Challenge is staged around the same four pillars as the method, so every connection you count is also a step through People, Participation, Content, and Relationships.
Define who you are looking for
Before you count a single connection, get specific about who belongs in your network — role, industry, the rooms they already gather in. Your first 25 connections should be a mix of test cases: people who match your target so you can sharpen it.
Commit to your rooms
By 50, you should have picked three or four organizations to go deep in, while still scanning the wider universe of events for the rooms that matter. Depth in a few places beats a shallow presence everywhere.
Start showing up as a resource
Somewhere around 75, your follow-up can not stay one-to-one anymore — there are too many people to message individually. Start turning events and conversations into content that keeps you visible to everyone at once.
Build the system that keeps it warm
The finish line is not the 100th name on a list — it is having a real system that keeps every one of those relationships warm over time, instead of letting them go cold the way most networking does.
Track your 100 connections
A simple way to log who you meet, where, and your follow-up — so the Challenge is a checklist, not a vague goal.
- Name, organization, and where you met them
- Which stage of the Challenge they count toward
- Your follow-up — what content or message keeps it warm
- A running count toward 25 / 50 / 75 / 100
A downloadable tracker template is in the works — for now, reach out and we will send you the current version.
Every stage maps back to a pillar
Run the Challenge in your city
Find the calendar and organizations to actually fill in your 100 connections.