These are some professions of people I know:
- Computer programmers (at least 3 that are awesome)
- IT architect
- IT project manager with a huge budget
- Interior designer/contractor
- Biotech ethicist
- Musicians (some of whom have toured in bands you may have heard of)
- Apple sales rep
- PA on a night time talk show
- IT consulting recruiter for entertainment companies
- Product manager at a huge social networking web site
- Cartoonists/animators
- Illustrators
- Industrial designers
- Web, print, and environmental designers
- Trade show organizer
- Published author
- Real estate agent
- Veterinarian
- Entrepreneurs
- Teachers
- Civil engineer/land developer
- Attorneys
- Ph.D.s and Ph.D. candidates
- TV and film editors
- Classically trained pianists
- Integrated circuit and vacuum tube historian/dealer
- Globe trotting college students
That’s a quickie list off the top of my head. Some of them are in my family, some are friends, some are past coworkers, but all are people I could call if I needed advice in their field.
I don’t consider myself a master networker or social butterfly. If anything I’ve got a propensity for solitude, so if you’re reasonably outgoing and accomplished you should have a list even better than mine.
So, the next time you feel like you’re stuck, check your rolodex. You just might discover a hidden army of very smart people that would love to see you succeed.
