People. They’re all around you. And guess what? They know other people. And it’s through these relationships that you may just find your next job, board member, customer or friend. Whenever I’m meeting someone for the first time, I think about the guy in the old Verizon commercials – the one with the network behind [...]
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Our Atlanta facilitator, Mike Wien just came in second in his age group for the Ironman World Championships. In Kona. Yes, the big one! What a huge accomplishment! He feels great about second place. And he should! After more than an hour in the water and six hours on a bike, Mike was in 8th [...]
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Tired of the interview process? Is it taking longer than you thought it would? Is Congress faster at making a decision than the company looking to hire you? Welcome to the world. Yes, sometimes it takes a while. A long while. In fact, companies take much longer than you ever anticipated. And while you submitted [...]
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To my dearest Friends (so dear that I can’t even name you individually), It’s been one month and two days since my last update. I’m so sorry for the delay as I’m certain you’ve been anxiously awaiting to hear the latest update on my job search. Well, it’s probably obvious to you by virtue of [...]
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You just saw a posting for a position. Great! Are you ready to start networking your way into the job? Whoops. Too late. You know when you should’ve started networking for the job? Before they ever posted it. That’s right. If you really wanted to work for that company, you should’ve been in the game long [...]
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I recently read OPEN, Andre Agassi’s book. If you haven’t read it, you ought to. It’s an incredible read (and I’m not just saying that because I went to high school with J.R. Moehringer, the guy who co-wrote it). At one point, Agassi’s coach is reminding him that it doesn’t matter if you take the [...]
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I was speaking with Mike, one of our Executives Network members, recently about his job search. He said it was certainly the hardest thing he’d ever done. And while he felt like he was close to landing, he had a few lessons he learned in the process. WHEN TO PREP FOR THE INTERVIEW Don’t prep [...]
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Really? How many people do you need to connect with to get the job of your dreams? Just one, right? All it takes is one. It reminds me of that old commercial. How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop? Just one, right? Well, for some of you, [...]
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I was at a yoga retreat a few weeks ago. It was incredible. One entire weekend of practicing yoga, talking about yoga, and thinking about how it positively affects our lives. During one of the sessions, Sumit, my teacher, talked about the concept of fight or flight. Survival instincts. And he explained how, we, as [...]
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Your network is your net worth. That’s what Keith says. Keith Ferrazzi, bestselling author of Never Eat Alone and Who’s Got Your Back, joined us for a webinar on Building Relationships That Matter. Listening to him was extremely enlightening. I consider myself pretty good at networking, and somewhat of an above average relationship builder. But, [...]
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