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There are 2 interesting trends that are happening:
We are entering a post pandemic world
The world is heading for a recession.
Irrespective of whether you run a startup or you work for one, we all need to prepare ourselves for recessionary time ahead.
Apart from upskilling ourselves, the smartest way to go about building leverage is doing what 99% people won’t do is..networking. That is, meet others (now that we can after 2 years break) from your industry and build a long-term relationship.
Success in any field, but especially in business, is about working with people, not against them.
As somebody who is quite an introvert, I often avoid meeting people, but here I am - am trying to pack my December with lunch and dinner meetings and reaching out to individuals from different areas of interest (entrepreneurs, investors to musicians, chefs).
So what changed? Perspectives from Keith Ferrazzi.
I’ve come to believe that connecting is one of the most important business—and life—skill sets you’ll ever learn. Why? Because, flat out, people do business with people they know and like.
Careers—in every imaginable field—work the same.
5 Key atomic ideas from Keith’s book “Never Eat Alone: And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time”
Never Eat Alone
Never Eat Alone explores the importance of keeping your social calendar full to build and maintain your network. Avoid being out of sight and out of mind, and grow your connections with breakfast, lunch, and dinner plans throughout the week.
Relationships are all there is. Everything in the universe only exists because it is in relationship to everything else. Nothing exists in isolation. We have to stop pretending we are individuals that can go it alone. —MARGARET WHEATLEY
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