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Here’s how one mentor changed my life. (It's not how you think) I was stuck in my career, spinning my wheels. Working harder than ever. Yet the big opportunities kept passing me by. One day, I confided in my mentor. I told them how it felt. Like my work wasn’t enough. 𝙇𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙨𝙣’𝙩 𝙚𝙣𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝. And they said something I’ll never forget: “Your work gets you noticed. 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙣𝙚𝙩𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠 𝙜𝙚𝙩𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙚𝙣.” 👉 It hit me like a lightning bolt. I’d spent so much time 'proving' myself, I’d forgotten to 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁 with the people around me. So I started showing up differently. I reached out. Asked for advice. Had conversations that felt scary but real. Doors I thought were locked? ↳ Opened. Support I didn’t know I needed? ↳ Arrived. Because networking isn’t about schmoozing. It’s about connection. Real, human connection. People I once saw as out of reach? Became allies, champions, clients... and 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀. Your next opportunity? It’s not just in your work. It’s in the connections 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲. 🎙️ In our latest More Than A Lawyer episode...we chat with Bradley Collins, CEO of LegalTechTalk (Europe’s largest legal tech conference). He shared how networking changed 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 for him. Going from 𝘇𝗲𝗿𝗼 to one of the most well-known and well-connected names in law - 𝗮𝗹𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁. 🎧 Listen here: https://lnkd.in/epDcVNai