Want to revitalize your network? Find mentors? Build a community around yourself or your work? Make friends, land jobs, and get promoted?
It all becomes easier with one tiny
You just have to hate networking a little less.
Science has found that our social networks can predict success, longevity, happiness... Pretty much everything we've ever wanted, including a sense of belonging. With that much on the line, we can't let stereotypes of baby-kissing glad-handers keep us from having nice things.
Happily, everything we think we know about networking is wrong.
It's not our fault! We've been taught that networking is transactional, icky, and difficult, but nothing is further from the truth. You have been developing your network since you first shared a toy with a friend. It can be easy -- or at least easier. Hate Networking Less is chockful of actionable tips, scripts, and strategies to take the pain out of connecting.
No matter what your next adventure is, networking can help. Topics include how to get a mentor without having to ask, a blueprint for job-hunting, even how to make friends as an adult. Whether you're launching a business or retiring to Italy, your network wants to help you succeed, if only you'll let them. In short chapters and bite-sized tips, Hate Networking Less shows you how.
A vibrant network is the key to a great life. And creating that network can be deeply fulfilling, if only we stop thinking of it as smarmy and instead focus on making genuine connections. Hate Networking Less can help.