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3 months ago
Creative Networking Strategies: How Authenticity Beats Traditional Methods Funny But Inspiring
I used to network by sending connection requests to every CEO on LinkedIn.
Zero responses.
Then I started commenting "Agree!" on their posts.
Still nothing.
So I got creative. I rented a billboard outside their office windows with my face and "NOTICE ME SENPAI" in comic sans.
Security got involved.
But then something magical happened. I started creating content about my embarrassing networking attempts.
People started recognizing me as "that desperate networking guy."
CEOs were DMing me like "Hey, you're the billboard guy! That was outside MY window!"
Now I get invited to speak at events about "How Not to Network."
I make more money from telling stories about my failed networking than I ever did from actual networking.
Plot twist: Those CEOs I tried to connect with?
They're now paying ME to teach their teams about personal branding.
Turns out the best way to get noticed isn't by chasing people...
It's by being so authentically yourself that people can't help but talk about you.
Even if that means being known as the guy who spent his life savings on a billboard just to get rejected.
(Update: Security finally gave me back my billboard. They had it framed.)
Life lesson: Stop trying to know important people. Do something so memorable that important people want to know you.
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