When I bring up networking, or worse, a networking strategy, most people react as if I’d just asked them to chew on tin foil. “I don't want to walk up to a stranger at some event and ask them for a job.” Fair. I wouldn't want to do that either. But who said that's what networking has to be? Networking events can be great. The problem isn't where you're meeting people. It's how you're approaching them. Lead with curiosity. I had an experience recently that reminded me just how

When Did Experience Become a Liability? I went to see my doctor for my yearly physical today. The good news – I’m fine. The bad news – my doctor told me he's retiring. I've been going to him for 20 years. After I got over the shock, my first reaction wasn't, Well, you're in your late 60s. It's time. It was: No. Please don't. I'll never find another you. Because when I look at my doctor, I don't see his age. I see experience and judgment, but more than that, I see compassion a