As friends, followers and readers of my newsletter already know ...I've been working on my second book, for the better part of the last four years.

Yes, I've been researching, writing, ripping apart and re-writing, editing — and 'm bucking publishing industry norms by giving a sample chapter of that book away - no strings attached.

Chapter 2 is yours, free to download.

My gift to those of you who are seeking to achieve more.

Why Chapter 2?

Because you can put Chapter 2 to work, right away.

This chapter requires you to do something you might otherwise not undertake: an audit of your network. Yup, most people never stop to actually look at their network. And for ambitious women - an audience I care deeply about - taking the time to figure out what network resources you have at your disposal, is essential!

You can rattle off your BFF's and your calendar is filled with networking commitments, but when was the last time you sat down to reflect on:

Wbo you turn to routinely for advice and career guidance, and why?

Whether any of the networking activities you've committed to are moving you closer to your goals - the goals you say you want to achieve - and if so, how?

Here's what I know deeply, and have been saying for years (well before I published my first book, Build Your Dream Network): every problem has a networking solution.

Your challenges are not novel - yes, they are unique to you - and more than likely, someone has faced similar challenges before.

You won't find the best solution to whatever you're facing if you don't ask the best person - and who is the best person? Well, that requires understanding the social capital resources you've already got.

Why I'm Offering Up This Chapter of My Next Book

Because I'm tired of watching brilliant, motivated people network inefficiently. You've got the ambition, and drive - so let's get your network optimized!

Because I run across too many who are floundering (or drowning) when networking, when they already have the connections they need! They're just not using them strategically (if at all!).

The power to transform your career is likely there, in the relationships you have - and to unleash the power (which is buried under assumptions about the strength of your network and outdated notions on networking, is my guess), a network analysis is required.

What Chapter 2 Is All About

This chapter is a clear-eyed audit of your network.

After completing the network audit, you'll gain clarity on key elements of your network:

       Your Go-To's — the people you rely on first.

       Your routine networking activities — where your time and trust are actually going.

      Your wider network ties — the acquaintances, second degree and more distant network connections (likely the connections you're overlooking!).

       Your past networks — relationships which may have drifted, and which, quite possibly, could be revived.

Why This Chapter Matters

You can't effectively build the network your ambition needs until you understand the one you already have. What's the base of support you are starting from? Are your networking choices based on strength, routine or ignorance?

You likely have more networking power than you realize — so discover it, and leverage it.

Chapter 2 isn't busywork ('cause no one needs that!).

It's critical information gathering, information that is foundational to leaping ahead in your career. It's why I chose this chapter as the sample chapter to give away.

What's Inside Chapter 2

       Worksheets and prompts to map your network and networking habits as they exist today.

       A fresh and factual perspective on where your relationship building time and trust are really going.

      A starting point to shift from networking harder to smarter and sustainable social capital construction.

But enough of my talk - time to shift into action. Download Chapter 2 - because your network isn't going to audit itself.

Download your free copy of Chapter 2, here: https://jkellyhoey.co/download/chapter-2-of-the-social-billionaire/

Questions? Reach out to me at hello@jkellyhoey.co

By J. Kelly Hoey

Keywords: Careers, Coaching, Social

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