Overcome networking anxiety with the 10-card, back-wall rule
Ada Chen Rekhi · How to make better decisions and build a joyful career | Ada Chen Rekhi (Notejoy, LinkedIn) · Apr 16, 2023 · at 1:01:55
Ada Chen Rekhi shares the personal operating rule she used to push through severe awkwardness and build a foundational professional network in Silicon Valley.
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“So I gave myself this rule where I had to go out once a week for a couple months, go to an external event, and I would count out 10 business cards. And the rule was I had to hand out all 10 of those business cards by introducing myself to people that were new and touch the back wall of the venue of that event, and then I could leave.”
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