I'd like to tell a networking story...
In the summer of 2009, I rode the Jitney out to the beach for a weekend of "fun in the sun," if you know what I mean? Well, on the ride out I sat next to a woman who happened to be an attorney.
Over the next three hours we had a remarkably pleasant conversation, on a number of diverse topics, notably: law, taking the bar, family, basketball, NY v. LA. One of the topics in particular we spoke about was a book my dad had written a few years before. Its called "A Message From Jakie" and is about my late mother.
A few weeks later, I received an email from this woman, telling me how much she enjoyed the book. After that, we exchanged the occasional email, and they were all wonderful.
Earlier, this summer, I reached out. I asked if she could help me in the job search. That email I sent to her lead directly to my current internship. Ess you see see ee ess ess spells SUCCESS!
Anyway, that is a "networking" story, but really its mostly a story about being friendly and polite to people. And following through.
And let me add, this is a truly fantastic book. I'm not saying this as a friend of both Bobby and Michael, but a fan of the book. Once I read it, I had to read it four more times.
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