Tim Ferriss

And as a volunteer, if you do more than someone asks you to do,

you're going to get noticed by the people running the event.

You don't have to do very much, but I would just do a lot more than they asked me to do.

And eventually they're like, hey, do you want to help organize one of these events?

Like, we're not getting paid.

We have a day job.

Like, do you want to help?

I'm like, can I?

I would love to, but really what I like to do is at least organize the speakers.

They're like, sure.

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.