Chapter 4
Who said, "Build a little community of those you love and who love you"?
Mitch Albom
How many specific steps does the author suggest to create community?
4, page 46
Who said, "Seize this very minute; what you can do, or dream you can, begin it; Boldness has genius, power and magic in it."
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
It is the money paid directly to an employee.
wage
Fill in the blank:
The author said, "The most important thing is to get to know these people as _______, not potential ___________."
The most important thing is to get to know these people as friends, not potential customers."
Which step is everyone in the class doing to build their professional community?
Step 4, "Enroll in a class at a community college on a subject that relates to either the job you're doing now or a job you see yourself doing in the future."
What does audacity mean?
It means the willingness to take bold risks, like connecting with people who you may deem "out of your league."
A person hired to serve a company or business.
employee
What in nature does the author compare building your social capital to?
A garden
Fill in the blank:
The law of probability ensure that the more new people you know, the more ___________ will come your way."
opportunities
What did the author's dad find in the trash, that he used audacity to obtain?
Big Wheel
The reason you have a job; the people that fund a business.
customer
"...The first step has nothing to do with strangers; you should start connecting with the people you do know."
TRUE
The author most likely encourages the reader to take on leadership positions in hobbies that interest you because______.
Being a leader means you get to work with, delegate tasks to a variety of people, forcing you to get to know them and their learning styles.
Leadership positions often means you are speaking for a large group of people, but you have to know the people you are speaking for, and by doing so you are building your professional network.
Taking on leadership positions in hobbies I love forces me to become more of an expert in a field. When I am more knowledgeable about something, I grow my ability to connect with others because they trust my opinion on the subject matter.
A component or part of Rosenberg's script that encourages the reader to ask this certain type of question that can't be answered with a yes or no.
open-ended question
Your information or activity that is stored forever online.
digital footprint
The title of the chapter is, "Build it Before You Need It." What does the author mean?
The author means that it is important to be proactive about being your social capital, because you never know when a relationship in your life can help you move forward.
Why does the author encourage the reader to "spend time with people who are doing the jobs you'd like to be doing"?
The author states that claim to encourage the reader to get around people who have the tools to get them where they want to be; by studying people who are already doing what I want to do, I am learning how they are able to get/keep their roles. They may even help me land a similar role in the near future.
Fill in the blank:
Mark Twain said, "There are two types of speakers: those that are ______and those that are______."
Those that are nervous and those that are liars.
The philosopher who popularized learning through generating questions.
Socrates