Hey Jordan Harbinger here. Welcome to MiniSode Monday here at the Art of Charm. I'm happy to be here with you kicking off the week with something quick and actionable that you can implement right away that'll make you more magnetic and effective.

And today we're going to do a little drill here called the Note Card exercise. I was talking on the show to my friend John Acuff a while back and I told him that one of the most common emails I get from people who want to start their own business or take their career in a different direction is that they just don't know anyone.

They could go to for advice or to look at as a role model mentor away in whatever. And John told us about what he calls the note card exercise and I'll share that with you here again today.

So you go and get a big stack of three by five cards index cards, whatever you call them and you're going to put one person. So one name per card and you're going to ask yourself the following.

Who do I know who is wise about career issues. This has to be somebody that you actually know and can reach out to. Then on another card you're going to write the people that you've worked with in the past.

Who have I worked with in the past. Then who do I know who is influential. It doesn't have to be someone famous, but just someone with influence. Who do I know that owns a business.

Doesn't have to be a business in your niche. Just has to be someone who is successful to any degree local restaurant owner, whatever.

Who do I follow online in my desired career space. What casual relationships might I have that might have impact in my career path.

You will end up with a huge stack of cards because you're putting one name per card in these different categories. And this is really important because what we think of it tend to think of is,

man, I don't know anybody who is in my career space super successful, influential that I also have a connection to who I can ask for advice. That's all going towards one person.

But if we separate these people into different categories, you don't have to have one person that you go to for everything. So you're going to end up with this big stack of cards.

And this stack will illustrate that you actually have so many options that you may have never thought of.

And now you've got some contacts to get the ball rolling because now you're asking specific questions about specific people in your network.

Not just one general. Who do I know that can change my whole life. And then you can also arrange the cards on a pin board, a cork board. And you can reach out to them one by one and see what comes out of it.

So get to connecting. And if you want some more step by step, know how when it comes to surrounding yourself with amazing contacts and high performers, highly recommend that you check out the art of charm challenge at the art of charm.com slash challenge or you can text charmed C H A R M E D 2 3 3 4 4 4 will help you reach out to influencers higher ups and those that inspire you so that you can become an inspirational high performing badass yourself.

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Until next time, stay charming and have a great week.