How to Become Insanely Well-Connected - Thrive Global
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How to Become Insanely Well-Connected - Thrive Global
A quick tip that will pay huge dividends in your career and life: reach out to one new person a week and ask them out to lunch, even if their job has nothing to do with yours. Tell them you want to learn about what they do and offer to tell them more about your role. Take the time to actually get to know the person—schedule your coffee or lunch or
... See moreGrant Sabatier • Financial Freedom: A Proven Path to All the Money You Will Ever Need
The best way to get a powerful person’s attention: offer to help them.
As chief of staff, I reviewed thousands of requests for Reid’s time/attention/money. It was stunning how few requesters actually offered to help him on something. Amusingly, many requests were framed as if the asking party were doing Reid a favor by giving him the opportunity to... See more
As chief of staff, I reviewed thousands of requests for Reid’s time/attention/money. It was stunning how few requesters actually offered to help him on something. Amusingly, many requests were framed as if the asking party were doing Reid a favor by giving him the opportunity to... See more
Ben Casnocha • 10,000 Hours With Reid Hoffman: What I Learned
Do not send me anything longer than you would send to a crush. Some people email me six-paragraph essays about the time they saved a cat from a tree.
I find the most effective way to get someone's attention is to simply give, just like in dating. Hey, I noticed that you read this book on your website. I think you'd like this book too; it's pretty sh... See more
I find the most effective way to get someone's attention is to simply give, just like in dating. Hey, I noticed that you read this book on your website. I think you'd like this book too; it's pretty sh... See more
Jason Liu • Advice to Young People, the Lies I Tell Myself
On Finding Your People:
I’m told I have an unusual talent for finding wonderful people. Below is my strategy for having a rich social life in any large city
Disclaimer: This will require you acting in a way that is not normal. You may need to decide whether you want to be normal yet lonely or unusual yet connected
0. Treat it as a second job.
For... See more