We tend to connect to other people through our similar interests and backgrounds. What groups or associations do you fall into? What activities have you participated in consistently over the years?
The following questions should help identify your personal ‘spheres of influence’. Once you’ve pin-pointed what they are, build out their digital fingerprint by joining their group on LinkedIn, following them on Twitter, writing comments on their blog posts, or referencing them on your personal website.
Non-Professional Spheres
Schooling (high school, college, grad school, study abroad program):
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Non-professional Associations (Relay for Life, Save the Children, sororities, fraternities, D1 athlete)
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Extra curricular -Events/Special Interests( Tough Mudder, Marathon Runner, Broadway play enthusiast, Council for Women at BC, D1 athlete)
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Fandoms (fans of- HBR, WSJ, Grey’s Anatomy, Patriots, saving the arts in public education, Dave Matthews Band)
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Professional Spheres
Skill Sets (SPPS, Salesforce, AdobeGOLive, SQL)
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Professional Associations (ARF, NRA, etc)
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Industries
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Job responsibilities (analyst, social community manager, admin)
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Maslow's Project 