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December 30, 2022,
Some expressions fade with the emergence of a new generation.
Daddy ‘O, once popular in the 1950’s thru 60’s, is one of them.
Certain expressions just aren’t relevant anymore.
Learn how to cook so you can make your husband a great wife.
Okay, maybe, on that one.
Other expressions will always be relevant and just as important today as it was for a thousand years. Here goes.
It’s not what you know, it’s who you know.
Not always, but mostly true.
There are many brilliant college graduates working in a coffee shop while others, not as brilliant, have an executive position, earning six figures, in their wife’s father’s company.
So, if you are not connected, how can you get connected?
Once of the most timeless movies that spoke to this is the Social Network.
The Social Network is a 2010 American biographical drama film directed by David Fincher and written by Aaron Sorkin, based on the 2009 book The Accidental Billionaires by Ben Mezrich.
It impressively portrays the founding of social networking website Facebook.
It stars Jesse Eisenberg as the Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, with Andrew Garfield as Eduardo Saverin, Justin Timberlake as Sean Parker, Armie Hammer as Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, and Max Minghella as Divya Narendra.
The film premiered at the New York Film Festival on September 24, 2010, and was released theatrically in the United States on October 1, by Sony Pictures Releasing.
A major critical and commercial success, the film grossed $224 million on a $40 million budget and was widely acclaimed by critics.
Drum roll please.
It was named one of the best films of the year by 78 critics, and named the best by 22 critics, the most of any film that year. It was also chosen by the National Board of Review as the best film of 2010.
Here is the storyline.
On October 28, 2003, 19-year-old Harvard University sophomore Mark Zuckerberg is dumped by his girlfriend, Erica Albright.
Returning to his dorm, Zuckerberg writes an insulting post about Albright on his LiveJournal blog.
He creates a campus website called Facemash by hacking into college databases to steal photos of female students, then allowing site visitors to rate their attractiveness.
How popular did it quickly become?
Traffic to the site crashes parts of Harvard’s computer network.
And so it goes.
We have seen the film at least four times and are ready to watch it again.
It is one of the best visuals that speaks to the importance of immersing yourself in a popular network filled with the children of power brokers.
It propelled many a movie career.
An important lesson one our team members learned, in the elite high school sports world is, if you want to have great success, you need to know and have connections with leaders in the structure.
Talent may only get you so far.
Let’s turn to a couple of experts and walk over to the bookstore.
Taking the Work Out of Networking: Your Guide to Making and Keeping Great Connections Paperback – October 29, 2019
By Karen Wickre (Author)
“For introverts who panic at the idea of networking, Wickre’s book is a deep, calming breath.” —Sophia Dembling, author of The Introvert’s Way
Former Google executive, editorial director of Twitter, self-described introvert, and “the best-connected Silicon Valley figure you’ve never heard of” (Walt Mossberg, Wall Street Journal), offers networking advice for anyone who has ever canceled a coffee date due to social anxiety. Learn to nurture a vibrant circle of reliable contacts without leaving your comfort zone.
Networking has garnered a reputation as a sort of necessary evil. Some people relish the opportunity to boldly work the room, introduce themselves to strangers, and find common career ground—but for many others, the experience is awkward, or even terrifying.
The common networking advice for introverts are variations on the theme of overcoming or “fixing” their quiet tendencies. But Karen Wickre is a self-described introvert who has worked in Silicon Valley for thirty years. She shows you how to embrace your quiet nature and “make genuine connections that last, that we can nurture across the world for all kinds of purposes” (Chris Anderson, head of TED).
Karen’s “embrace your quiet side” approach is for anyone who finds themselves shying away from traditional networking activities, or for those who would rather be curled up with a good book on a Friday night than out at a party. With compelling arguments and creative strategies, this “practical, easy-to-use” (Sree Sreenivasan, former chief digital officer of Columbia University) book is a perfect guide.”
Nothing like someone who lived the experience, sharing it with you.
One more.
Networking with Millionaires…and Their Advisors
Narrated by: Thomas J. Stanley Ph.D.
“The affluent market segment is growing seven times faster than the household population in this country. Dollar for dollar the most productive way to penetrate the affluent market is to network with its members, their advisors, and key members of their important affinity groups.
Dr. Stanley imparts his extensive knowledge by example: Learn how to attract hundreds of affluent business owners as clients and never make a single sales call. Learn how top-producing marketers generate business by employing eight key networking themes. Learn how to personally access the top business owners in your community.
Networking is the essence of high-performance marketing. It is professional selling at its highest form. Networking is about influencing the influential.”
Well stated.
So, if you are a woman wanting to meet movers and shakers, one of the important things to do is join influential organizations.
Here is another angle that might be a good fit.
The National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) is an organization in the United States founded in 1975 that has the purpose of networking the approximately 10.6 million women-owned businesses so as to provide mutual support, share resources, and provide a single voice to help shape economic and public policy. As of 2007 the president of the organization is Lisa Kaiser Hickey of Lakeland, Florida.
This might work for you as well.
LADIES AMERICA is a national network of professional women, connecting to advance one another personally & professionally, following the motto, “Women Helping Women”with a focus on tackling global human rights issues together.
Sounds impressive and expansive.
The simple message is, you need to make an effort to meet people who can help your career or business. Why do it alone? Why re-invent the wheel?
If you are ambitious and want to make a name for yourself (and make more money), friend?
It’s time to network.
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