If you want to succeed in business, you have to alter your mindset. Don’t ever think you are “not working.” In the successful businessman (or woman)’s world, there is no such thing. What does this mean? In a word, networking. No matter where you are, what you are doing, or to whom you are talking, you will always have an opportunity to network. So take it. Don’t even rest on your laurels. Come rain or shine, at the bar or on the tennis court, you have to have it in your head that it is always the time to network.
Let’s say you get stuck on a train. It’s going nowhere; they found a leaf on the track or something. Rather than get completely frustrated about all the time you’re wasting, see it as an opportunity. Get a feel for your fellow passengers and then try to strike up a conversation with one of them. After you have broken the initial ice and have gotten a feel for your fellow passenger in distress, introduce him or her to your business ideas. The best way to do this is to form an understanding of what they do in life and then somehow weave in that your product could change their lives. Just remember: there is never a time you are not working; you should always be on the lookout for business networking opportunities.