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29/04/2026

Whether you are starting a business or been at it for a while, one key to success is for your business to find momentum.

One overlooked ingredient to successful organizations and leaders is the ability to create and sustain powerful and effective communication strategies. Businesses and leaders need to both acquire and maintain these skills to grow revenues and enhance market pe*******on.

Surprisingly most people in business have very poor communication and networking skills and continue to fail to understand that knowing how to communicate effectively is the foundation of ALL business and personal success.

If you want to continue to struggle both personally and in business... that is a choice that you've made...

If on the other hand you are tired of wasting time and money and truly want to reset, so that you can achieve the successes that you deserve... DM me and let's have a chat...

The only thing that you risk is an hour of your time...

31/12/2025

26/10/2024

Thought for the day...

23/10/2024

So true...

24/09/2024

There needs to be a major shift in how business marketing and networking has to be done...

What we think we know doesn't really work and needs to be thrown out... or at the very least re-assessed... drastically!

I have quite a few supporters and detractors with regard to my love of coffee and my business coffee journey (for some reason having a few coffee meetings a day seems problematic to some people)...

Interestingly though, I have done more real business, created more powerful relationships and set the foundation for my business growth and development regularly over a coffee or three... more times than I can count...

Face to face meetings with the right connections is the very NEW "Old-School" way of thinking and doing, particularly when it comes to creating real, powerful and effective relationships.

Staying in your office, behind your computer and wishing for success is never going to ever replace pressing the flesh and meeting real people... and I don't mean in social or peudo-networking situations.

Technology is growing and it is here to stay, but it is ONLY a tool for us to use...

Remember... the more technology we use, the more we seem to be connected to things, but the fewer authentic connections we really have... because to be successful... the authentic connections that we develop... are the only one that really count.

If you are in Melbourne next week, come and check out my new disruptive networking group...

Here is the link to the event...I would love to see you there…

https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/successful-networking-pilot-launch-event-2nd-phase-tickets-999726949217

20/09/2024

Daily, weekly, monthly and yearly goals... helping others to achieve success is a lifestyle choice... not a business decision.

"The more you help someone else succeed... the greater will be your own success"...

Very wise words... I wish they were mine...

I try to live by them every single day…

As we get older and we start to battle age and health problems... remember... it only slows us down... so don't try and do what we could do when we were 30 or 40... simply do what you can...

And for the those that have the energy and youth... take each and every opportunity you can... as every missed opportunity could become a future regret...

Take the challenge to do the same... and you'll be surprised to see your world change for the better... :-)

22/08/2024

Hey ...

Here is Part 3 in The Real Secrets of Networking series...

In it you will find the simplest idea that potentially will have the most profound impact on your life and your networking...

Looking forward to hearing your opinions about this idea... and if you are in Melbourne and want to find out how ALL these secrets can be yours... check out this event in October...

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/successful-networking-pilot-launch-event-2nd-phase-tickets-999726949217

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/real-secrets-networking-part-3-leo-petrik-64trc/

This Weeks Feature Article Hey folks, Here we are again..

10/08/2024

People have often asked me WHY I do what I do…

So here goes…

Over the years I have been called “The Guru of Networking”, “The Networking King”, “Mr. Networking”… and probably some unflattering ones...

I AM NOT ANY OF THOSE THINGS…

What I believe I am is someone who has worked hard to master this elusive process that we all call NETWORKING…

And as a business master networker… I can tell you, without fear of contradiction… I have made every single networking mistake possible, and then some…

Networking and I haven’t always been friends…

I was absolutely rubbish at networking with virtually zero people skills, and I constantly embarrassed myself when I tried talking to people.

The thing I was good at despite my painful shyness… was my almost insatiable thirst in learning the English language properly (surprisingly it is my third language) and being determined to learn how to communicate with people well.

The best three things I’ve ever done…

1. Face networking head-on - when I started networking almost 50 years ago, I was afraid of looking like an idiot and totally embarrassing myself, but I leapt into every possible networking opportunity I could find.
2. Learning from my mistakes - every time I stumbled (sometimes it felt like falling into an abyss), instead of beating myself up, I always asked myself - “How could I have done that better or differently?”
3. Having a lot of perseverance - I knew… if I could get good at networking, it would help me in every aspect of my life.

The moral of the story…

Why I do what I do is simple… I’m tired of seeing great people and businesses fail simply because they never took the time and learned how to communicate very well for business… never learned how to network, so that you results would always be effective and profitable…

Everyone, particularly people in business, deserve the right to be on top of their communication and relationship building, no matter how much or how little knowledge they think they have, or whatever stage of life they are in…

So here I am today, doing what I need to do with a lifetime of insights and understanding, helping those who want to make a difference in their business and life.

Death to poor communication is my motto.

Down with poor networking that steals your money, your time and your passion.

So if you want to find out HOW and WHY networking can really work for you… then get to this very different networking event…

Book now - https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/successful-networking-pilot-launch-event-tickets-941797049327

See you there… 😊

You CAN guarantee that your networking efforts will be successful! HOW? Attend this event about a new pilot program that is all about YOU!

09/08/2024

Hey Folks,


Amazing opportunities go undiscovered and unrealised while businesses go broke every single day…

WHY?

Because you think that your opinion matters… if you didn’t…

Then why do you keep talking and pitching to people… when you are at a networking event (and I see this happening all the time).

Here is a fun fact for you…

When you go networking… your most fundamental drive is to sell to people (that’s why you think that you are there)… but the real problem is… you are in a room full of sellers…

NOT ONE PERSON IS THERE TO BUY… they are there to sell… just like you.

Most people don’t actually understand the REAL PURPOSE of networking…

If you want to find out the HOW and WHY... then get to this very different networking event…

JUST 3 DAYS TO GO TO GET TICKETS… so HURRY…

Book now - https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/successful-networking-pilot-launch-event-tickets-941797049327

See you there… 😊

You CAN guarantee that your networking efforts will be successful! HOW? Attend this event about a new pilot program that is all about YOU!