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We explain in this edition of the Work In Sports podcast.Hey everybody, I\u2019m Brian Clapp VP of Content and Engaged Learning for WorkInSports.com and this is the Work In Sports podcast\u2026So quick story before we get into today's podcast - it will make sense to you as it all comes together but you have to go along for the ride with me for a bit.\u00a0When I first started in the industry, yes you have all heard me mention it 10,000 times, I was working in the sports broadcast media at CNN/Sports Illustrated. One of the first things I noticed on the job was that there was a division amongst the staff.\u00a0There was the editorial staff -- producers, anchors, reporters, editors, production assistants\u00a0<a href=\"https://www.workinsports.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/qa_coverD.png\"></a>And there was the operations staff - camera operators, graphics, directors, audio ops, master control, sub-control etc.\u00a0These were like two different operations in the same small area. It\u2019s not to say the two groups didn\u2019t get along, but there was a bit of a ...I\u2019m searching for the right word here\u2026 disconnect.\u00a0I was on the editorial side, and I\u2019ll admit, our group had more ego and a feeling of self-importance. We were creators...and you are just executors. Again, it wasn\u2019t a spoken thing, it was just a feeling in the newsroom.\u00a0It kind of bothered me, but I was so young I had no idea what to do with that ...disconnect. So I started really subtly, maybe even subconsciously, trying to be a bit over the top with my connection to the operations side.\u00a0I\u2019d spend my day creating the show ...and then as I'd enter the control room to make it all come to life, every day no matter how stressed I was or if there was breaking news\u00a0 or whatever...I\u2019d enter the control room and boisterously exclaim \u201chey everybody\u201dAnd everyone would kind of laugh a bit. It becomes a bit of a joke\u2026 where I would be grabbing lunch in the food court and hear someone on the operations staff yell across the room -- \u201cHey everybody!\u201dI\u2019d hear it everywhere\u2026 and we\u2019d all laugh a bit.We are on our 228th episode of this show, and every single one I have started with a simple \u201cHey everybody\u201d and it\u2019s my subtle reminder to myself, to remember, this whole thing, everything we do in life, is about forging relationships, connections, and bonds with others.\u00a0Last week I spoke in a class at Arizona State University, and it was a really great session. I have a rough idea of points I want to make in these sessions, but I am so afraid of being and sounding rehearsed, that I always try to let it flow and see where the conversation goes.\u00a0Well, we got into a subject and discussion on networking and I couldn\u2019t stop thinking about it all weekend.\u00a0We\u2019ve got this whole thing backward. So many people view networking as a gamified version of their career, where whoever connects with the most amount of people wins the virtual trophy.And, once they make a connection, they view it as a one-way street, or an obligation for that connection to help them.\u00a0I literally can\u2019t tell you how many people connect with me and immediately ask me to do something for them. And not only do they ask, but they go through chapter and verse about their life, challenges and missteps to I don\u2019t know to provide me context for the advice I\u2019m required to give them?Now, I do it, because that\u2019s my game\u2026 I respond and try to give value. BUT, I think this is also a teaching moment to say -- you\u2019re doing it wrong.I want to give you an example, and in fact, I\u2019m going to give my example a name. It\u2019s Gregory Goodman, and I hope I don't embarrass him here by sharing this.\u00a0\u00a0January 10th of this year Gregory messaged me on LinkedIn:Thank you so muchYour podcast tonight was so wonderful! I couldn't have asked for any better adviceThank you, Gregory!Absolutely! I'll be there Thursday night and I'm re-energized to go even that much ...","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/6c7f8e64-5444-4ba1-b16f-c83136ef200d/wispod-cover.png"}