Brian Alcorn
Articles
Networking on rails
First build the tracks (relationships), before trying to move freight on them (getting referrals).
The cicada: networking at 120 dB
If you live in Southwestern Virginia or West Virginia, I bet you haven’t missed a networking party that is going on right now.
As the tortoise taught the hare, activity beats inactivity every time
Recently I was coaching a U11 boys soccer team, and after practice I had a great conversation with another coach that reminded me of the Aesop’s Fable: The Tortoise and the Hare. There are a lot of life lessons to be gleaned from that fable, but one that I am reminded of is that consistent activity beats inactivity every time.
Are you itching for a change through better networking?
Last weekend I was giving my golden retriever Max a bath, and it hit me: I am going to save over $11,000 washing this dog! If you’re an engineer, you know that epiphanies that involve numbers can come to you at strange times.