Tim Ferriss

So now I get to reach out to people way above my pay grade who ended up in some cases being long-term relationships.

I mean, Jack Canfield, the co-creator of Chicken Soup for the Soul,

who I met through a nonprofit by volunteering and doing a little bit extra.

He later, years later, introduced me to my book agent, who after, whatever, 30-plus projections, sold The 4-Hour Workweek.

And I just had Jack Canfield on my podcast like a few weeks ago.

Whatever it is, like 24 years later, right?

All from volunteering and doing a little bit more than anybody asked.

So the network matters.

Exceed the expectations.

Yeah, exceed the expectations and be in the center of the action.

So it's like if you're really serious,

There are other people who have said this.

Scott Galloway, I think, puts it really well.

It's like, it's better to be average at something in the center, like fashion in New York, comedy in LA or New York, whatever, we can give a lot of examples, than to be great in a tiny town in the middle of nowhere.

And... so putting myself in the middle is important.

And I could give very concrete examples of that.

That's something people can model.

Not everyone, but some people can.

You can also do it in virtual space in places like subreddits and so on.

So that's one.