networking...
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well, it's not every day that you get to hobnob with movers and shakers... i've to say that i've been lucky in that regard... in the course of expanding my social circle, part of the added benefit to that has been the opportunity to meet various people from different walks of life that i may not have met otherwise (or at least, not until later on in what will hopefully be my distinguished career)...
this year, i've had the distinct pleasure of meeting various government ministers and public officials in a wide range of social settings... not only do i interact daily with many renowned legal scholars at the law school everyday, but i've also had the honour of meeting well-respected judges and practicioners... i will never forget the words of a chief justice at our orientation banquet: "to choose mediocrity over excellence, to choose conformity over courage, is to court irrelevance"...
all this is not to say "hey, i'm cool, i get to meet famous and semi-famous people"... it's often said that it's not what you know, but who you know... but i think it's more the case of who you know and what you do with it... while i'm flattered that i got a personal phone call from a certain cabinet minister after making his acquaintance several times (and him sending a follow-up e-mail wishing me luck on my exams), i would rather focus on the idea that this is but a small step in my larger goal of using the talents and opportunities given me to effect positive change around me... if i can start networking now and make a name for myself by getting involved in the public political and intellectual arena, then why not? and if i'm gonna be accused of being opportunistic, it might as well be with someone worthwhile rather than some drugged-up twink at a club whose biggest ambition is to be a retail store manager...
every day i walk the hallowed halls of the law school passing portraits and busts of some of the most renowned jurists in the Commonwealth... etched on plaques are names of scholars and practicioners who have passed through the school and carved out niches for themselves... rooms and wings of the building are named after firms and lawyers who have made significant contributions to the profession... i hope that, after 3 years and beyond, i won't be just one of the 250-odd members of the class of 2007, but rather that i'll be someone worth networking with too...
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well, it's not every day that you get to hobnob with movers and shakers... i've to say that i've been lucky in that regard... in the course of expanding my social circle, part of the added benefit to that has been the opportunity to meet various people from different walks of life that i may not have met otherwise (or at least, not until later on in what will hopefully be my distinguished career)...
this year, i've had the distinct pleasure of meeting various government ministers and public officials in a wide range of social settings... not only do i interact daily with many renowned legal scholars at the law school everyday, but i've also had the honour of meeting well-respected judges and practicioners... i will never forget the words of a chief justice at our orientation banquet: "to choose mediocrity over excellence, to choose conformity over courage, is to court irrelevance"...
all this is not to say "hey, i'm cool, i get to meet famous and semi-famous people"... it's often said that it's not what you know, but who you know... but i think it's more the case of who you know and what you do with it... while i'm flattered that i got a personal phone call from a certain cabinet minister after making his acquaintance several times (and him sending a follow-up e-mail wishing me luck on my exams), i would rather focus on the idea that this is but a small step in my larger goal of using the talents and opportunities given me to effect positive change around me... if i can start networking now and make a name for myself by getting involved in the public political and intellectual arena, then why not? and if i'm gonna be accused of being opportunistic, it might as well be with someone worthwhile rather than some drugged-up twink at a club whose biggest ambition is to be a retail store manager...
every day i walk the hallowed halls of the law school passing portraits and busts of some of the most renowned jurists in the Commonwealth... etched on plaques are names of scholars and practicioners who have passed through the school and carved out niches for themselves... rooms and wings of the building are named after firms and lawyers who have made significant contributions to the profession... i hope that, after 3 years and beyond, i won't be just one of the 250-odd members of the class of 2007, but rather that i'll be someone worth networking with too...
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