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Power of 3 Tracker
Introduce yourself to three new people every day for 90 days, then commit to a full year. Log each one with what you learned, keep the streak, and watch 3 a day become 270, and 1,095 by day 365. Stuck on where to meet someone? There is a new idea every day, straight from the book.
From Personal Branding: A Manifesto on Fame and Influence · 6.4, 6.5, 7.3
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Day 1
Three new people today.
- No one logged yet. The first three are the hardest.
The Last 90 Days
Each square is a day: brighter means closer to three.
Three a day is 90 in a month, 270 in 90 days, and 1,095 in a year. If each of the 270 told one person, it would double to 540, then 1,080. That is the perfect case, not a forecast.
Everything here is saved in this browser, and in your MCG account if you sign in to save it. Back it up now and then, since clearing your browser clears the log.
Where to Find New People
Three a day sounds like a lot until you notice how many people you already pass. In person, online, or both: the method works either way. More on the strategy from Mashman Consulting Group.
Where You Already Are
- The regulars: the barista, the front desk, the person you see at the gym every morning. Learn their names first (6.1).
- Your hobbies. The trail group, trivia night, a cycling club, a class. Recreation is where rapport comes easiest (7.3).
- Your own clients and customers. Ask who else they know who should know you.
Where People Go to Meet
- Networking events and industry conferences. Stay for the conversation after the talk (6.1).
- Your local Chamber of Commerce and its ribbon cuttings and breakfasts (1.7).
- Volunteering and events for causes you care about. Good deeds in public put you next to people who share your values (6.9).
Online
- Leave a thoughtful comment, then follow up with a short message introducing yourself (6.5).
- Groups and communities in your field or your city. Answer a question before you ask for anything.
- Podcasts, livestreams, and newsletters with a comment section. The regulars there are a network already.
Through the People You Know
- Ask for an introduction, with a reason. Never an introduction for its own sake (7.3).
- Second-degree connections: the people your contacts know. Being introduced beats introducing yourself (7.3).
- Make introductions yourself. Solving someone's problem with an introduction makes you the person they remember (6.4).
Make Each One Count
- Ask with FORM. Family, Occupation, Recreation, Motivation. Curiosity, not judgment (7.3).
- Hold the contact information. Be the one who has theirs, not only the one who handed out a card (6.1).
- Thank them within minutes. A short message right after you walk away (7.3).
- Keep it short. Ten to fifteen minutes is enough for an introduction (6.4).
- They are people, not a number. The count keeps you honest. The relationship is the point (6.5).
Tutorial
How to Use the Power of 3 Tracker
What It Is For
Meeting three new people a day and remembering each one: a daily log that adds up to 1,095 relationships in a year.
Saving Your Work
Your log stays in this browser. Export CSV for a spreadsheet, Back Up to keep a copy you can restore, and add the Daily Reminder to your calendar.
To keep it beyond this browser, Sign In at the top of the page: with a free MCG account it also saves to your account as you work, with a dated history. How saving works.
- Set your daily goal; three is the method.
- Press + Log Someone New each time you meet someone: in person, online, or introduced. Add FORM notes (family, occupation, recreation, motivation) and how to reach them.
- Mark who you have thanked or followed up with.
- Watch your streak and your totals grow toward 90, 270, and 1,095.
- Stuck for where to go? Where People Go to Meet gives a fresh idea every day.
The Method
From the Book
Every step in this tool comes from Personal Branding: A Manifesto on Fame and Influence, Second Edition, by Isaac Mashman. The book goes further. Read about it.
- 6.5Introduce yourself to three strangers every day for a year. Start with 90 days to build the habit. After a month, 90 people know you; after 90 days, 270; after a year, 1,095, before any of them tells a friend.
- 6.5Track your results weekly, monthly, quarterly, and yearly, and make it part of your personal brand habits (8.7).
- 7.3Use FORM to learn about the other person: family, occupation, recreation, motivation. Get their contact information, and thank them within minutes.
- 6.4A contact list lets you solve problems with a simple introduction, and short introductions of ten to fifteen minutes are enough to grow it.
Questions
What is the Power of 3?
A networking habit from Personal Branding: A Manifesto on Fame and Influence: introduce yourself to three new people every day for a year, starting with 90 days to build the habit. It adds up to 270 people in 90 days and 1,095 in a year.
Does online count?
Yes. The book leaves it to you: social media, in person, or both. What counts is a real introduction to someone new, not a follow button.
Is my contact log private?
Yes. It is saved in this browser, and it is sent nowhere unless you sign in to save it to your MCG account. Export a CSV or a backup whenever you like.
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