As much time as I spend, and it's plenty, online, it's good to be reminded that the world, despite or maybe because of the Internet, is really still a small place.
When I asked to join a LinkedIn Group the other day I realized that the Group Manager was someone I knew. Not because, as you might think, we are both affiliated with the Group. Rather, his dad was one of my dad's closest friends.
When Mike and I head out to Park City, Utah next week to do some summer season ski resort activities and to visit the US Ski Team Center of Excellence, we've got a busy schedule. We're going to be meeting up with people from his world of skiing and from my world of careers and job searching. We originally met everyone online, but we get to meet (or meet again) in person.
Besides being fun to get to meet someone you've only met online, meeting someone personally (or "really" as someone told me the other day) is a great way to build your network.
