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Building a Professional Network: For Real

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  Fun Fact: Trees in a forest communicate and support each other through an underground network.  As I cross the one-year milestone at the bank, I would like to take a moment to reflect on the significance of networking. When I think about networking, I think of this quote : "Show me your friends, and I will tell you who you are".  I would like to reword it to say "Show, me your network and I will tell you who you are". Like it or not, we are all stuck in this human web made up of direct and indirect relationships. Direct relationships encompass parents and peers, while indirect connections involve relying on people overseas for goods and services.  Essentially, you can work as hard as you want alone, but true growth does not take place in a vacuum.  To go up, you must first establish a foundation, part of which is built through your own efforts, such as attending school and achieving good grades.  The Great Pyramid of Giza took 20 years to complete with th...