Connect with Anyone Using Introductions

I remember in 2006 I had just been fired from a job that I hated.   I was pretty determined to not have to go back to "just another job" where I would spend my days just waiting for the weekend as I grinded it out in meetings that had no meaning to me.   So I began learning everything I could about people who get well paid AND love their work. Let's call these people "Happy High Achievers"   One of the things that I observed right away is that Happy High Achievers don't often get jobs by traditional means. When you're outside and looking in it almost seems random. It's not though.   It also doesn't have anything to do with applying 200 plus times on Indeed or LinkedIn.   So how do they do it?   Well we've talked in the past about the importance of prioritizing what you want. That's step 1, you must understand where you're going to make it easier to get there. That said Happy High Achievers realize that people hire other people (not companies and not computers) which means that the very biggest short cut to finding work that fits you (or even getting positions created for you) is through relationships.   Now over the years I personally have found the very fastest way to begin a relationship with someone else isn't networking events (and it definitely isn't speed networking!) It's also not social media.   Instead it's through something far easier: introductions.   THE MOST POWERFUL RELATIONSHIP BUILDING HACK YOU ALREADY HAVE IN YOUR TOOLBOX