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How Practicing This One Social Skill Can Dramatically Expand Your Network What you put forth to your professional and social groups will come back to you.

By Jeff Rose

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In this video, Entrerpeneur Network partner Jeff Rose discusses the specific benefits flattery can have on your social network.

Rose talks about the habit, in the podcast and blogging world, to reach out to people whose work you admire and emulate. By telling other content creators that your admire their efforts and are open to sharing it, then you are not only promoting positivity and new opportunies into their life, but also yours.

In order to build one of these friendships that feels authentic (versus, as Rose puts it, "sleazy"), Rose encourages reaching out to people and flattering them in a real way.

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Jeff Rose

Certified Financial Planner, Author and Blogger

Jeff Rose is an entrepreneur disguised as a certified financial planner, author and blogger.  He's best know for his blog GoodFinancialCents.com and book, Soldier of Finance: Take Charge of Your Money and Invest in Your Future.  He's also the editor of LifeInsurancebyJeff.com. He escaped a path of financial destruction from dropping out of college with over $20,000 of credit card debt to become a self-made millionaire. His mission is help future generations achieve financial freedom by developing strong money habits and unleashing their entrepreneurial spirit.   

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