Hey, it's Jordan Harbinger here from the Jordan Harbinger Show.

This is Optimal Living Daily episode number one thousand and two.

I'm taken over today.

Today we're talking about networking and relationship development.

A lot of people don't want to do this because they feel like they look slimy or they feel kind of

gross having a network or create relationships. They feel salesy and icky.

And I totally understand that. That is what bad salesmen do to the rest of us when they make us

feel that way because they are that way. Now, a good salesperson or a good relationship builder

really one and the same. They don't make us feel gross because they're doing it right. They're

adding value to the other person and that's kind of what we're going to talk about here today.

I'm not just going to say add value because that's really nebulous and I'm also not going to say,

well, just make sure that you're putting yourself out there. I like to give real practical

advice. And first things first, networking is not a secret club. You're not born into it. If you can

marry into it, great, highly recommended. But for the rest of us, this is your job search army or

your business development army. If you're an entrepreneur, you can't do it on your own faster than

you can with other people helping. And most people procrastinate. One, they feel like you like I

mentioned, but they also do things like, well, I've got to have my website and then I'll learn this

stuff. This is a problem. This is a foundational skill set. It's not an add-on. It's not a bonus

skill set. It's not a to-do list item. It's not something you do later. You're not immune to

the consequences here. If you don't get this stuff down, you are not immune to the consequences.

You're just being willfully ignorant of the secret game being played around you. You have to

dig the well before your thirsty. In other words, you need to build relationships before you need

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