Should I Start Networking?

I attended a networking event a few months ago about personal branding.

The speaker mentioned getting out there and regularly attending network events.

There's an issue...

I'm conflicted with this advice.

An entrepreneur I admire, Alex Hormozi, released a video in which he says NOT to go to networking events.

Who's right? And why?

What Do The People You Want To Surround Yourself With Look Like?

The people you want to surround yourself are busy.

Get busy.

Hormozi argues that the universal currency to get into the circles that you don't deserve to be in is work ethic. And those circles are ready to take your calls once you've done the work.

This advice, I totally agree with.

My most recent sale job I landed was partly to my previous experience working in high-volume retail and achieving over a $1M in sales.

Rather than electronics, I've traded it for cars.

This idea of networking stems from the universities asking their students to make LinkedIn profiles and attend regular networking events.

How do I say this?

The quality of connections you make from these events, in my humble opinion, will have the off chance of being low.

(There are always exceptions)

I look upon my own network I've curated is mainly from my previous employers and colleagues.

Employers because they're ahead of me in terms of their journey.

When Should I Network?

I like the idea of clubs, more so the idea of going to a 'networking event'.

The difference?

One has a shared activity, the other is forcing an outcome.

At this point, I've joined the local university business club's events as a means of trying to find similar aged people wanting to chase the same pursuit.

Okay, I Can't Land a Job, What Do I Do?

Nearly all the entrepreneurs I've read discussed this method of networking.

Giving something valuable without asking anything in return.

Giving the MOST value is the name of the game.

Who the hell wants to associate with someone who only takes?

BONUS: When To Take Advice?

Hormozi also gives a piece of advice:

Do not listen to people who have not done what you want to achieve.