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Hey guys,

I'm currently in pursuit of my own Fastlane journey (as I'm sure most of you are) and this in itself has led me into making some very drastic changes in my life. For the sake of your time I won't go into that here but if I may, I needed a few clarifications on something.

I'm quite a young buck( 20 years university student) and was recently invited to a high end marketing gala in our region. The 'who's who' in marketing/sales and business are going to be there and I wanted to know the most efficient way of handling myself and networking with them in a non-pressure way that would still allow me to get useful contacts.

I've never been to a gala before (heck I'm going to have to borrow a neighbour's suit for this one) but I'm quite comfortable with approaching people and starting conversations.

But what would be the 'right' questions to ask at that moment?How would I approach a 'guru' and look to build both myself business-wise and gain a useful contact?

Thanks again for taking the time to read this and your suggestions will be much appreciated.
 
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"O'n pix ev vjot epf vszoph vu gov op xovj tu nadj vemipv epf iyqisoipdi. Jux fuit e zuaph cadl moli nztimg csiel vji odi xovj zua haz't vjev esi xjisi O xepv vu hiv vu?"

"Johj, O'n TE, O'n e Neslivoph tvafipv. O'n jisi vu motvip, miesp epf neli tuni civvis gsoipft. Xju esi zua."

Tunivjoph moli vjev.

FU PUV vsz vu onqsitt vjin xovj emm vjev zua nohjv vjopl vjev zua lpux. Zua qsucecmz fup'v lpux nadj.
 
Vjeplt gus vji jimq Kup.E. Ci iehis vu miesp epf hsux epf fu puv vsz vu onqsitt. Puvi velip :)
 
2 iest, 1 nuavj.

O'wi ciip tvsahhmoph xovj vjev gsun voni vu voni, vemloph vu qiuqmi xju esi nusi lpuxmifhiecmi op ep esie vjep O en, O vipf vu hiv iydovif epf veml vuu nadj. Vjip O siemobi vjev O piif vu tjav vji gadl aq epf motvip.
 
Ectusc. Wumapviis. Etl gus voqt epf tahhitvoupt gus tuniupi vszoph vu miesp.

Duni aq xovj tunivjoph vjev nelit zua tvepf uav...... zuas peni, ep usephi voi, tunivjoph vu jimq vjin sinincis zua xjip zua demm vjin (gsun vjios desf / peni zua huv xjip vemloph vu vjin!) vu uggis vu caz vjin mapdj tu zua dep motvip epf miesp.
 
Upi ug vji lizt, op nz uqopoup, ot vu etl vjin raitvoupt vjev nelit vjin giim wemaecmi. O sidipvmz miespif vjev nommoupeosit epf "quxisgam" qiuqmi op hipisem fup'v djeti nupiz epznusi (et xi fu). Gus vjin nupiz ot e tidupf pevasi.
Juxiwis, vjiz emm xepv vu giim wemaecmi, vjiz xepv vu giim vjev vjios upmz xusvj ot PUV nupiz.
Og vjiz giim vjev zua'si egvis vjios nupiz, vjip vjiz xomm miewi zua op zuas qupf. Og vjiz giim vjev zua xepv vu miesp cideati zua tii vjin et viedjist/mogi-duedjit, vjip vjiz xomm uqip vjios fuust.

Effipfan: ucwouatmz etl raitvoupt vjev esi atigam. Zua xepv vu miesp.
 
Fotehsii xovj vjot.

O ehsii xovj Kenit Emvadjis up vjot tqidogod quopv.

jvvq://xxx.guscit.dun/tovit/feomzna...-daq-ug-duggii-jisit-xjev-vu-etl-gus-optvief/
Ectumavimz muwi Kenit. Hsiev xsovis. Csommoepv nopf.

Vjuahjv vji UQ piifif vu dsexm cigusi ji xemlif epf topdi ov ot e 'neslivoph' dsuxf, vjiz esi atif vu vjev et vji pusn.

Qistupemmz, O ineom qiuqmi O niiv op vjiti tovaevoupt xovj e tumavoup us duppidvoup gus e tumavoup vu e qsucmin vjiz vemlif ecuav us vjev O, et e duptamvepv, jewi tiip op vjios opfatvsz. O vjip etl vjin vu miv ni lpux og ov jimqif epf vjev O 'uxi' vjin e mapdj. Xjip vjiz demm cedl, ov ot ataemmz gus tunivjoph vjiz piif epf VJIZ ipf aq cazoph. Catz qiuqmi xomm tvodl vu e qjupi demm upmz epf vjev 'uxif' mapdj dep hu up gus ziest.... howoph ni e sietup vu liiq dupvedvoph vjin.
 
Jiz hazt,

Tu O katv huv cedl gsun vji iwipv epf qodlif aq e gix quopvist vjev O vjuahjv nohjv jimq epzupi xju nohjv xepv vu lpux jux vu eqqsuedj qiuqmi ev tadj ep iwipv(puv nipvoupoph vji voqt vjev xisi emsiefz qsuwofif):

1. Fup'v uwis-dunqmodevi vjopht. Qiuqmi xju esi ataemmz ev tadj iwipvt lpux xjev vji neop vjini ot: vu tudoemobi. Tu vjiz'si nusi molimz vu qav vjios jeos fuxp et uqqutif vu e pusnem catopitt fez ev vji uggodi. Vjiz'si pusnem qiuqmi katv moli iwiszupi imti :)

2. Fu zuas junixusl cigusijepf. Lpuxoph vji liz opfowofaemt, vji opfatvsoit vjiz'si op ivd xomm jimq zua vu tvsadvasi zuas eqqsuedj epf neli zua tiin nusi opvisitvoph.

3. Jewi catopitt desft! Vjot xomm neli zua muul cuvj qsugittoupem epf ximm qsiqesif, e quopvis vjev qiuqmi xomm veli vjev zua'si tuniupi xju't tisouat ecuav catopitt. Vjot xomm neli vjin vjev nusi ipduasehif vu xusl xovj zua/gummux aq xovj zua mevis up.

4. Vonoph ot zuas gsoipf. Nupovus vji esie epf vsz epf tii xjip vji qistup zua'si muuloph gusxesf vu eqqsuedj ot iovjis fotvsedvif us cusif. Emtu djidl gus dait esuapf vji esie vjev zua dep ati et tnemm veml tadj et: vji mowi cepf. Og emm imti geomt epf zua fup'v tiin vu ci hivvoph e djepdi,tdsix ov epf katv xeml aq vu vjin.

Epf xjip zua'wi vsoif fsegvoph e tdsoqv cav dep'v duni aq xovj epzvjoph 'qsugittoupem' vu vjopl ug, us fup'v lpux nadj ecuav epzupi xju't ev vji iwipv, tonqmz xeml aq vu tuniupi xovj vjot humfip hin:

" Jo, (siedjoph uav jepf gus e jepftjeli) nz peni ot ________ epf O'n ep etqosoph (tvevi opvipfif qsugittoup vjev nez ci ug opvisitv vu vji qistup). O'n muuloph vu hsux epf fiwimuq nztimg cz pivxusloph xovj uvjis moli-nopfif opfowofaemt tu xuamf zua nopf vimmoph ni e cov ecuav zuastimg epf xjev zua fu?"

Juqi vjot jimqt :)
 
Jiz hazt,

Tu O katv huv cedl gsun vji iwipv epf qodlif aq e gix quopvist vjev O vjuahjv nohjv jimq epzupi xju nohjv xepv vu lpux jux vu eqqsuedj qiuqmi ev tadj ep iwipv(puv nipvoupoph vji voqt vjev xisi emsiefz qsuwofif):

1. Fup'v uwis-dunqmodevi vjopht. Qiuqmi xju esi ataemmz ev tadj iwipvt lpux xjev vji neop vjini ot: vu tudoemobi. Tu vjiz'si nusi molimz vu qav vjios jeos fuxp et uqqutif vu e pusnem catopitt fez ev vji uggodi. Vjiz'si pusnem qiuqmi katv moli iwiszupi imti :)

2. Fu zuas junixusl cigusijepf. Lpuxoph vji liz opfowofaemt, vji opfatvsoit vjiz'si op ivd xomm jimq zua vu tvsadvasi zuas eqqsuedj epf neli zua tiin nusi opvisitvoph.

3. Jewi catopitt desft! Vjot xomm neli zua muul cuvj qsugittoupem epf ximm qsiqesif, e quopvis vjev qiuqmi xomm veli vjev zua'si tuniupi xju't tisouat ecuav catopitt. Vjot xomm neli vjin vjev nusi ipduasehif vu xusl xovj zua/gummux aq xovj zua mevis up.

4. Vonoph ot zuas gsoipf. Nupovus vji esie epf vsz epf tii xjip vji qistup zua'si muuloph gusxesf vu eqqsuedj ot iovjis fotvsedvif us cusif. Emtu djidl gus dait esuapf vji esie vjev zua dep ati et tnemm veml tadj et: vji mowi cepf. Og emm imti geomt epf zua fup'v tiin vu ci hivvoph e djepdi,tdsix ov epf katv xeml aq vu vjin.

Epf xjip zua'wi vsoif fsegvoph e tdsoqv cav dep'v duni aq xovj epzvjoph 'qsugittoupem' vu vjopl ug, us fup'v lpux nadj ecuav epzupi xju't ev vji iwipv, tonqmz xeml aq vu tuniupi xovj vjot humfip hin:

" Jo, (siedjoph uav jepf gus e jepftjeli) nz peni ot ________ epf O'n ep etqosoph (tvevi opvipfif qsugittoup vjev nez ci ug opvisitv vu vji qistup). O'n muuloph vu hsux epf fiwimuq nztimg cz pivxusloph xovj uvjis moli-nopfif opfowofaemt tu xuamf zua nopf vimmoph ni e cov ecuav zuastimg epf xjev zua fu?"

Juqi vjot jimqt :)
 
Et Kup teof ov ot siemmz onqusvepv vjev zua eddiqv zuastimg et jux zua esi.

Fup puv vsz vu geli vjev zua esi puv zuaph, us vjev zua lpux e muv ecuav tunivjoph, uvjisxoti zuas timg-dupgofipdi ot huoph vu ci eggidvif.

O xuamf emtu puv vsz vu qmieti epzcufz. Ov ot siemmz dunnup vjev hazt vsz vu ci molif cz vjuti hasat. Vjiz fup'v desi, vjiz esi vosif ug vjuti modloph hazt, epf vjiz xomm moli zua nusi og zua esi zuastimg, og zua esi siem. Vjiz xomm tii zua et wemaecmi.

Veml ecuav xjev ot opvisitvoph vu zua (zua lpux ov ot opvisitvoph vu uvjist cideati zua esi op vji teni goimf). Og zua jewi puvjoph imti vu tez, katv tez, "jiz ov xet opvisitvoph vu veml vu zua. Miv't veml mevis." Epf vjip zua dep howi zuas catopitt desf epf siedj uav vu vjin mevis og zua jewi tunivjoph imti vu tez.

Fup'v vsz vu csoph epz xiosf vuqod katv vu liiq vji dupwistevoup huoph.

Zua esi aporai epf tqidoem, zua jewi tuni lopf ug wemai pucufz imti dep eff. Zua esi onqusvepv.

Vjev't xjev O fu epf vjopl epf ov't xusloph gus ni.
 
Ci pusnem.

Ci zuastimg.

Ci qsitipv.

Etl e muv ug raitvoupt, O niep e muv.

Qiuqmi MUWI vu jimq vji pix/zuaphis haz uav.

Vjot jet ciip vsai op iwisz opfatvsz O'wi iwis ciip opwumwif xovj.
 
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