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2. Someone who is active in the community



Number two in the 18 people you need to know, is someone who is active in the community and when I say in the community, it could be your community meaning your neighborhood or area. It could mean in your industry. It could mean at your office place, in your business, or in your particular profession. So somebody who’s active in your community, however you define community and go ahead and put a name next to that.





Okay, and if you don’t have anybody to put next to there, then you’re looking for networking events where you can get in front and connected to some people who are active in your community and as I said, in your community, it could be your place of employment so it could be with either an employee group or a group that meets outside of work. It could be there where you meet and connect with them. It could be a group that goes to conferences but it is somebody act