The BluePrint with Dr. Erik Korem

#385. The Secret to Networking with Mental Performance Coach - Lauren Johnson

Dec 1, 2023

Mental performance coach Lauren Johnson shares the secret to networking authentically and building meaningful relationships. She explains the importance of listening fully to understand others' worlds, consistently adding value, and living your purpose. Lauren's tactics led to industry leaders recommending her for a top job with the New York Yankees. Discover how small actions done with care yield huge dividends and turn contacts into advocates.

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Quick takeaways

Inauthentic networking can backfire and ruin opportunities, so it is important to focus on building genuine relationships by actively listening and showing genuine care for the details and interests of others.

Consistently adding value to others and living your purpose can attract advocates when it counts, making you top of mind for opportunities.

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Building Authentic Relationships through Networking

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Want to build an amazing network that opens doors? Lauren Johnson cracks the code on authentic relationship building that got her the role of a lifetime. When “random” outreach fails to create meaningful connections, Lauren reveals a refreshingly genuine approach. She shares how truly listening to understand others’ worlds plants seeds for organic relationships. Lauren walks us through the system she used for a year that led to not one, but multiple industry leaders recommending her for a top job with the New York Yankees. Her tactics for consistently adding value make you top of mind when opportunities arise. This candid conversation dispels cringey networking tropes and equips you to cultivate relationships that help dreams become reality. Discover how small actions done with care yield huge dividends. Turn contacts into advocates by living your purpose and brightening peoples’ days along the way.

Learn:

Why inauthentic networking backfires and torches opportunities
How to plant seeds for organic relationships with genuine care
Steps for discovering what motivates and matters to people
The power of listening fully to understand someone’s world
How consistently adding value makes you top of mind
Why living your purpose attracts advocates when it counts
How small actions with care yield huge dividends

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ABOUT THE BLUEPRINT PODCAST:

The BluePrint Podcast is for busy professionals and Household CEOs who care deeply about their families, career, and health. Host Dr. Erik Korem distills cutting edge-science, leadership, and life skills into simple tactics optimized for your busy lifestyle and goals. Dr. Korem interviews scientists, coaches, elite athletes, entrepreneurs, entertainers, and exceptional people to discuss science and practical skills you can implement to become the most healthy, resilient, and impactful version of yourself.

On a mission to equip people to pursue audacious goals, thrive in uncertainty, and live a healthy and fulfilled life, Dr. Erik Korem is a High-Performance pioneer. He introduced sports science and athlete-tracking technologies to collegiate and professional (NFL) football over a decade ago. He has worked with the National Football League, Power-5 NCAA programs, gold-medal Olympians, Nike, and the United States Department of Defense.

Erik is an expert in sleep and stress resilience. He is the Founder and CEO of AIM7, a health and fitness app that unlocks the power of wearables by providing you with daily personalized recommendations to enhance your mind, body, and recovery.

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