Reach Out

The Simple Strategy You Need to Expand Your Network and Increase Your Influence

by Molly Beck

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Pub Date Sep 29 2017 | Archive Date Oct 06 2017

Description

A practical guide to building valuable career connections―through tools you already have and people you already know

Success in life is more than having goals and skills. You need connections. And to get connections, you need to Reach Out – fearlessly, strategically, and every day of the work week.

For many, this is a daunting and confusing task.

Reach Out shows readers how to use social media and simple digital tools to begin building and expanding the number of people they know. Author Molly Beck explains how to:

•Establish and strengthen your digital presence

•Develop career goals that Reaching Out can help you obtain

•Think strategically about who you have already met, who you could strengthen a relationship with, and who your current connections know

•Determine who to Reach Out to and push past common networking fears to do it

•Apply step-by-step instructions on how to craft email and social media messages to those you want to connect with

•Optimize your efforts by managing both your time and your inbox

The book features personal stories on networking from some of today’s top thought leaders. Studies, statistics, and real world examples illustrate the key concepts of Reaching Out. Whether you’re just starting out, changing jobs, or well-established and just eager to know more people, Reaching Out will help you turn career dreams into professional success by helping you connect with others who can put you on the fast track.

A practical guide to building valuable career connections―through tools you already have and people you already know

Success in life is more than having goals and skills. You need connections. And to...

Advance Praise

“Reach Out helped nudge me to connect to peers and leaders I admire, something I’d been thinking about for a long time. The next three weeks of my calendar are already full of coffee and lunch meetups. I can already see opportunities for new roles, strategic partnerships, and expanding my network of like-minded professionals to learn from.”

—Devashish Kandpal, VP of Product at Skillshare

“Reaching Out was a wake-up call for me to reinvigorate my outreach in an authentic and modern way. I loved how Beck outlined a daily approach that is easy to follow and immediately impactful. As a 20+-year marketing executive, I realized I could be continually learning and gaining insight from others just by making an effort each day.”

—Mary Ellen Dugan, CMO of WP Engine

“If an entrepreneur wants to grow her business, she must expand her network. Reach Out is your guide to connecting with the right people, in the right way, and positioning your business for the success you have always imagined.”

—Mike Michalowicz, author of Profit First

“Full of wit and honest anecdotes, Reach Out is my almost-30-something woman’s practical guide to becoming a ‘scrappy, hustling, doer.’ If you are looking for an effective strategy for building your personal or professional network, you’ll find it here.”

—Liza Lucky, Recruitment Director at Teach For America

“I often tell people to stop networking like a machine and start ‘relationshipping’ like a person. What Molly Beck has crafted in her important book Reach Out gives everyone the strategies and framework to ‘relationship’ like a pro and the incredible benefits that follow if done right. I’ve seen Molly live and breathe the concepts of this book for years and the incredible success it has brought her. Let Molly teach you how to Reach Out and watch your career go to a level you’ve never even dreamed of.”

—Paul Angone, author of 101 Secrets For Your Twenties and creator of AllGroanUp.com

“The concept of ‘Reaching Out’ has been proved to transform careers, yet for many it still feels daunting. Molly Beck is about to change that with this accessible, practical guide to networking. With Reach Out, she gives readers every tool they need to build and nurture relationships—and ultimately unlock amazing opportunities for their careers.”

—Adrian Granzella Larssen, Founding Editor and Editor-at-Large, The Muse