movingforward13
I do what I want...
He does.... the problem is, he has a lot of enemies as well... like major time enemies.... He was threatening to get a congressional inquiry a few years against a whole bunch of Army officers and got a whole bunch of people in the political arena involved: congressmen, senators, Inspector General, etc. People know his name and isn't in the warm and fuzzy way. He was removed from the Army twice because he rubs everyone the wrong way. Like he is the type of person that can't hold a job because his people skills are awful. I don't want to be associated with him (or him promoting my business) because I don't want people to think he is close to me.Does he have connections that could help your career?
If he does, take them. Don't let emotions get in the way of your success. No one builds a business alone and word of mouth and meeting the right people can help you grow.
I always want to do things "on my own" but looking at the most successful people I see they leveraged connections coupled with their hard work. I'm going to emulate that strategy.
Now, if there are events in DC that he can steer me toward networking, I will gladly take that. I do admit he is very well connected with many business owners, especially black ones- he is a mason, involved in a lot of circles, etc... but the type of person he is, it literally just erases any positive thing about him.
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