A huge part of building yourself is building your network. I know it’s a cliché. I know you’ve heard it a thousand times. But it’s so fundamental, and so often ignored, that I have to mention it, over and over. If you’re still reading this book rather than putting it down and making some calls and sending some emails and signing up for some conferences, then I haven’t mentioned it enough times yet. Get thee to an industry conference. Find the big dogs. Network, network, network. You need that list of five to 10 people you can call any time that would give you a job. Whatever your career—blue
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