tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11195787.post113509339889665034..comments2024-02-25T07:30:31.454-06:00Comments on SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED: Focus On Your Networkthomsingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08230569732505245876noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11195787.post-1135298810703223062005-12-22T18:46:00.000-06:002005-12-22T18:46:00.000-06:00I really liked when you said "I recently was offer...I really liked when you said <BR/><BR/>"I recently was offered a new job with a fantastic company.... A local business person told me yesterday "wow, you are so 'lucky' that they called you". Fortunate, YES. Lucky....NO. "<BR/><BR/>Having just recently been in the same situation myself I always smile when people like to pass it off as nothing but luck. I also am always intrigued when these so called "unlucky" people are the ones who do nothing to help themselves or have no motivation to get a head. <BR/><BR/>These are my two cents anyway, <BR/><BR/>Cheers, <BR/><BR/>CBChuck Bradyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06249821353565070938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11195787.post-1135100153595579022005-12-20T11:35:00.000-06:002005-12-20T11:35:00.000-06:00Thom,This is another great post! I think it was Ha...Thom,<BR/><BR/>This is another great post! I think it was Harvey McKay that theorized that most people know about 250 other people. He based this on an informal survey of both wedding planners and funeral directors. On average, people have 250 attend weddings and funerals. Obviously, that isn't definitive by any stretch of the imagination, but it does illustrate a very valuable point, i.e. that every person you meet and get to know could know a lot of people. I am in the midst of reading your book. I am really enjoying it. I will be posting a review of it on my blog in the next couple of weeks. <BR/><BR/>MattMatt Pardohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14825380147954725584noreply@blogger.com