The other has built a balanced set of strong alliances and looser acquaintances. Your allies are the people you review life goals with, the people you trust, the people with whom you try to work proactively on projects.

Overall, you should aim to reach out to one person a month on the job. This is a commitment that most of us can stick to very easily.

Networking brings you into contact with more people and keeps you in contact with them, thereby increasing the chances that when they need advice, want to find an investment partner, or are thinking of a candidate for some position, they will remember you.

The safest thing you can do in a world where personal and professional success is increasingly built on connections is to meet new people, gain new experiences, and develop resiliency. But what’s comfortable is to do none of those things.

Every month or quarter, you should send an email to everyone you have met with.