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Making deeper connections

Making deeper connections

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Making deeper connections

- Have you ever been at a conference and been accosted by that person? You know who I'm talking about? The person who inserts themselves into convos, pushes their sales card, and elevator pitch on you, is unfocused, single-minded, and does not care a lick about you, but is pushing their own agenda constantly. Yeah, I think we all have seen that. In fact, I hate to say it, but I've probably been that person a time or two. Not only is surface level networking off-putting and rude, it's superficial. And if you behave this way at a conference, the only way you'll stand out is by making people run for the hills when you come around. My advice to you in this lesson is to go deeper at the next conference you attend. You can accomplish this in three ways, focusing intently on each conversation you have, only attending sessions that truly fascinate you, and carving out downtime, for what I call, active reflection. For…

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