More than the next opportunity

Career · Little Light original

Years into a working life, you may discover that some of the people who mattered most never offered you a job. They asked a question that stayed with you. They told you honestly when an idea needed work. They remembered what you were trying to do when you had almost stopped talking about it. These relationships often begin in ordinary ways. A conversation after a meeting. A useful thought sent without an expectation. An interest in someone that lasts beyond finding out what their title is. Neither person knows yet what the connection will become. Leave room for that kind of uncertainty. You do not have to turn every introduction into a plan. A career is long enough to need people who can offer perspective, laughter and the relief of being understood. Some of the richest company along the way will be people you are simply glad to know.

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