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This is all the great actionable advice you can put to work for your sports career, right now!Hi everybody, I\u2019m Brian Clapp Director of Content for <a href=\"http://workinsports.com\">WorkinSports.com </a>and this is the Work in Sports podcast\u2026I wonder all the time\u2026 is it working?Is the advice I share really getting in there with you and making a difference, am I helping flatten your learning curve so that you are more efficient and successful in finding opportunities in your sports career, or nailing an interview, or hustling for a networking opportunity, or building a relationship with someone in the industry.<a href=\"https://www.workinsports.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/eps39_cover.png\"></a>Obviously, it\u2019s worked for me, and it\u2019s worked for the people I\u2019ve hired\u2026 because that\u2019s where I get my concepts from\u2026my real life over 20 years in the sports industry.But does it work for you? That\u2019s the real rubber meets the road question.Many of you have posted on our <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/groups/139228086770334/\">private facebook group</a> to say thanks, I\u2019ve received cards in the mail to say you liked something I had to say, and others have told me I\u2019ve made their road trip better.That\u2019s all great. But I wanted to hear someone say \u2013 your advice, it helped me get a job.I know, maybe I\u2019m needy, which would be true\u2026I am a bit needy, but in reality we are all inspired by something and for me, the opportunity to make a difference for all of you out there listening\u2026is really motivating.And then it happened. I received an email yesterday from <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacksonamos/\">Jackson Amos</a> a student at the University of Florida\u2026and he shared a story:\u201cThe main reason for reaching out is that I want to thank you and let you know that your advice really does work! See, I have a huge creative side that most people that know me have no knowledge of. I have been using programs like Photoshop for a few years now but have never published my work (which seems very silly to me now.) After to listening to your show I created a professional Twitter (@Jax_Graphics) and started posting my creative content for the world to see and the craziest things have happened. I have reached over 8,000 views on some of my videos and it actually landed me a job. The Gator Basketball team reached out to me through Direct Messages asking if I wanted to join their team as their Graphics Coordinator. It has been about 3 weeks with them and I have completely run away with it. I want to seize this opportunity and never look back. My hobby has now turned into a job and I couldn\u2019t be more excited to walk into work everyday. Just wanted to share this with you and let you know how much you are appreciated and how your podcast really does help students! Looking forward to hearing more of your content and putting your advice to work.\"&nbsp;The idea here isn\u2019t to say \u2018hey look at me, my advice works!\u2019 ---\u00a0 everyone will pull something different from our content, every one of you will find something that speaks to you and makes you take action\u2026so find that thing, and act on it.I was at a conference once, and I was feverishly taking notes\u2026 and a friend leaned over to me and said 20%. Since that didn\u2019t feel like a complete thought I asked \u2013 what the hell do you mean? And he explained, you\u2019re never going to act on 100% of what this dude says, so just pick out 20% that really resonates with you, a few topics, and really lean into them.That meant a lot and put a laser focus on actionable items. Now I present to you 100% of my ideas and you guys get to figure out your 20%...and it\u2019ll be different from person to person.Let\u2019s get to the rest of this episode \u2013 I went back over my last 10 interviews, listed to them all again \u2013 cringed at some of the points I babbled \u2013 and picked out my 20%...the actionable items from our guest expects that r...","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/3dc525d7-35cf-44c1-8724-98b43f0cb95e/wispod-cover.png"}