Networking for the networking averse - Lisa Green Chau

217,559 views ใƒป 2013-04-03

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

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Transcriber: Andrea McDonough Reviewer: Bedirhan Cinar
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ืชืจื’ื•ื: Shlomo Adam ืขืจื™ื›ื”: Sigal Tifferet
00:14
It's that time again.
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ืฉื•ื‘ ื”ื’ื™ืข ื”ืžื•ืขื“ ื”ื–ื”,
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You need another internship
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ืฉื‘ื• ืืช ืฆืจื™ื›ื” ืฉื•ื‘ ืœืขืกื•ืง ื‘ื”ืชืžื—ื•ืช
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to bolster your college applications.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืฉืคื ื™ื™ืชืš ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ื™ื ืชื™ืจืื” ื˜ื•ื‘.
00:19
Last year you worked at a local art museum,
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ื‘ืฉื ื” ืฉืขื‘ืจื” ืขื‘ื“ืช ื‘ืžื•ื–ื™ืื•ืŸ ืžืงื•ืžื™ ืœืืžื ื•ืช,
00:22
helping organize their collection
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ื•ืขื–ืจืช ื‘ืืจื’ื•ืŸ ื”ืื•ืกืฃ
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and giving tours to visitors.
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ื•ื‘ื”ื“ืจื›ืช ืกื™ื•ืจื™ ืžื‘ืงืจื™ื.
00:26
This year, it's going to be much more difficult.
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ื”ืฉื ื” ื–ื” ื™ื”ื™ื” ืงืฉื” ื‘ื”ืจื‘ื”.
00:28
You want to work on an organic farm
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ืืช ืจื•ืฆื” ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ ื‘ืžืฉืง ืื•ืจื’ื ื™
00:30
across the country in California.
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ื‘ืฆื™ื“ื” ื”ืฉื ื™ ืฉืœ ื”ืืจืฅ, ื‘ืงืœื™ืคื•ืจื ื™ื”.
00:32
That's your real passion.
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ื–ื• ืื”ื‘ืชืš ื”ืืžื™ืชื™ืช.
00:34
Unfortunately, your friends' list of contacts
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ืœืจื•ืข ื”ืžื–ืœ, ืจืฉื™ืžืช ืื ืฉื™ ื”ืงืฉืจ ืฉืœ ื™ื“ื™ื“ื™ืš
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doesn't include organic farmers.
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ืื™ื ื” ื›ื•ืœืœืช ื—ื•ื•ืื™ื ืžืžืฉืงื™ื ืื•ืจื’ื ื™ื™ื.
00:38
The same for your parents' group of friends.
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ื•ื’ื ืœื ืงื‘ื•ืฆืช ื—ื‘ืจื™ื”ื ืฉืœ ื”ื•ืจื™ืš.
00:40
They want to help you,
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ื”ื ืจื•ืฆื™ื ืœืขื–ื•ืจ ืœืš,
00:42
but they simply don't know of any internships in agriculture.
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืœื ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื ืขืœ ื”ืชืžื—ื•ื™ื•ืช ื‘ื—ืงืœืื•ืช.
00:45
The school counselor, she just laughed.
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ื™ื•ืขืฆืช ื‘ื™ื”"ืก ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืคืจืฆื” ื‘ืฆื—ื•ืง.
00:48
To make your farming dreams come true,
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ื’ืฉื™ื ืืช ื—ืœื•ืžืš ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ ื‘ืžืฉืง,
00:50
you're going to have to press beyond your strong ties,
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ื™ื”ื™ื” ืขืœื™ืš ืœื—ืจื•ื’ ืžืงืฉืจื™ืš ื”ืงืจื•ื‘ื™ื,
00:53
people like your family and closest friends,
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ืื ืฉื™ื ื›ืžื• ืžืฉืคื—ื” ื•ื—ื‘ืจื™ื ื˜ื•ื‘ื™ื,
00:55
and try tapping into your weaker ties.
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ื•ืœื ืกื•ืช ืœื”ืชื—ื‘ืจ ืœืงืฉืจื™ื ื”ืจื•ืคืคื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ืฉืœืš.
00:57
Weak ties are a broader network,
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ืงืฉืจื™ื ืจื•ืคืคื™ื ื”ื ืจืฉืช ืจื—ื‘ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ,
01:00
your friends of friends of friends.
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ื”ื—ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉืœ ื”ื—ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉืœ ื”ื—ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉืœืš.
01:02
They're important because they have access to resources
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ื”ื ื—ืฉื•ื‘ื™ื ืžืฉื•ื ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื”ื ื’ื™ืฉื” ืœืžืฉืื‘ื™ื,
01:05
that your strong ties don't have.
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ืฉืœืงืฉืจื™ื ื”ื—ื–ืงื™ื ืฉืœืš ืื™ืŸ.
01:07
This works in both directions, by the way -
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ื–ื” ืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ื”ื“ื“ื™, ืื’ื‘--
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you have access to resources that they don't have.
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ืœืš ื™ืฉ ื’ื™ืฉื” ืœืžืฉืื‘ื™ื ืฉืœื”ื ืื™ืŸ.
01:12
Let's say most people speak
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ื ื ื™ื— ืฉืจื•ื‘ ื”ืื ืฉื™ื ืžืฉื•ื—ื—ื™ื
01:14
to three close friends on a regular basis.
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ื‘ื“ืจืš ื›ืœืœ ืขื 3 ื—ื‘ืจื™ื ื˜ื•ื‘ื™ื.
01:16
Each time you reach beyond the next degree of contacts,
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ื‘ื›ืœ ืคืขื ืฉืืช ื—ื•ืจื’ืช ืžืขื‘ืจ ืœื—ื•ื’ ื”ืงืฉืจื™ื ื”ื‘ื,
01:19
you have access to three more people,
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ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื’ื™ืฉื” ืืœ 3 ืื ืฉื™ื ื ื•ืกืคื™ื,
01:22
like a tree that branches out three times per node,
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ื›ืžื• ืขืฅ ืฉืขื ืคื™ื• ืžืกืชืขืคื™ื 3 ืคืขืžื™ื ื‘ื›ืœ ืฆื•ืžืช,
01:25
so you can look beyond your closest circles.
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ื›ืš ืฉืืช ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœืจืื•ืช ืžืขื‘ืจ ืœืžืขื’ืœื™ืš ื”ืงืจื•ื‘ื™ื ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ.
01:27
During the last family get-together,
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ื‘ืžืคื’ืฉ ื”ืžืฉืคื—ืชื™ ื”ืื—ืจื•ืŸ,
01:29
didn't you hear that your aunt's friend studied lighting
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ื”ืื ืœื ืฉืžืขืช ืฉื—ื‘ืจืชื” ืฉืœ ื“ื•ื“ืชืš ืœื•ืžื“ืช ืชืื•ืจื”
01:32
with a nature photographer on the West Coast?
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ืืฆืœ ืฆืœื-ื˜ื‘ืข ื‘ื—ื•ืฃ ื”ืžืขืจื‘ื™?
01:35
In fact, you recall this because you saw a recent image
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ืœืžืขืŸ ื”ืืžืช, ื ื–ื›ืจืช ื‘ื›ืš ื›ื™ ืจืื™ืช ืœืื—ืจื•ื ื” ืฆื™ืœื•ื
01:37
by said photographer on the front cover of <i>The New York Times</i>.
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ืžืืช ืื•ืชื• ืฆืœื, ืขืœ ื”ืฉืขืจ ื”ืงื“ืžื™ ืฉืœ ื”"ื ื™ื•-ื™ื•ืจืง ื˜ื™ื™ืžืก".
01:42
So, you email him
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ืื– ืืช ืžืชื›ืชื‘ืช ืื™ืชื• ื‘ื“ื•ื"ืœ,
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and learn that the photographer's wife's cousin
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ื•ื ื•ื“ืข ืœืš ืฉื‘ืช-ื“ื•ื“ืชื” ืฉืœ ืืฉืช ื”ืฆืœื
01:46
publishes a sustainability magazine,
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ืžื•ืฆื™ืื” ืœืื•ืจ ื›ืชื‘-ืขืช ื‘ื ื•ืฉืื™ ืงื™ื™ืžื•ืช,
01:48
which employs a staff writer
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ืฉืื—ื“ ืžืฆื•ื•ืช ื”ื›ื•ืชื‘ื™ื ืฉืœื•
01:50
who pitches on a local baseball team
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ืžืฉื—ืง ื›ืžื’ื™ืฉ ื‘ื ื‘ื—ืจืช ื›ื“ื•ืจ-ื‘ืกื™ืก ืžืงื•ืžื™ืช
01:52
with an umpire who,
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ืขื ืฉื•ืคื˜ ืฉื”ื•ื -
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wait for it,
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ื”ืงืฉื™ื‘ื™ ื”ื™ื˜ื‘ -
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is an organic farmer.
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ื—ื•ื•ืื™ ืื•ืจื’ื ื™.
01:57
Bingo!
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ื‘ื•ืœ ืคื’ื™ืขื”!
01:58
Get ready to trade in those cuff links for some apple seeds,
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ื”ืชื›ื•ื ื ื™ ืœืชืช ืืช ื›ืคืชื•ืจื™ ื”ื—ืคืชื™ื ื”ื”ื ื‘ืชืžื•ืจื” ืœืงืฆืช ื–ืจืขื™ ืชืคื•ื—ื™ื,
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all because you reached out to your weak ties.
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ืจืง ื”ื•ื“ื•ืช ืœื›ืš ืฉื™ืฆืจืช ืงืฉืจ ืขื ื”ืงืฉืจื™ื ื”ืจื•ืคืคื™ื ืฉืœืš.
02:03
That's your key, remember?
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ื–ื”ื• ื”ืžืคืชื—, ื–ื•ื›ืจืช?
02:05
Every conversation is an opportunity.
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ื‘ื›ืœ ืฉื™ื—ื” ื˜ืžื•ื ื” ื”ื–ื“ืžื ื•ืช.
02:09
Moreover, don't wait for opportunity,
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ื•ืœื ืจืง ื–ื”, ืืœ ืชื—ื›ื™ ืœื”ื–ื“ืžื ื•ืช,
02:11
make it happen.
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ืืœื ืฆืจื™ ืื•ืชื”.
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Take Kathryn Minshew for example.
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ืงื—ื™ ืœื“ื•ื’ืžื” ืืช ืงืชืจื™ืŸ ืžื™ื ืฉื•.
02:14
She went from not knowing anyone at Yahoo
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ืžืžืฆื‘ ืฉื‘ื• ืœื ื”ื›ื™ืจื” ืื™ืฉ ื‘"ื™ืื”ื•!" ื”ื™ื ื”ื’ื™ืขื” ืœื›ืš
02:16
to three warm introductions to major executives in 30 days.
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ืฉื”ื•ืฆื’ื” ื‘ื—ืžื™ืžื•ืช ืœ-3 ืžื ื”ืœื™ื ื‘ื›ื™ืจื™ื ืชื•ืš 30 ื™ื•ื.
02:20
Here are her suggestions for three steps to networking.
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ื”ื ื” ื”ืฆืขื•ืชื™ื” ืœื’ื‘ื™ ืฉืœื•ืฉืช ืฉืœื‘ื™ ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ื”ืงืฉืจื™ื:
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1 - Always say yes to invitations,
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1. ื”ืกื›ื™ืžื™ ืชืžื™ื“ ืœื”ื–ืžื ื•ืช,
02:26
even if it's not clear what you'll get out of the meeting.
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ื’ื ืื ืœื ื‘ืจื•ืจ ืžื” ื™ื™ืฆื ืœืš ืžื”ืคื’ื™ืฉื”.
02:29
Many of Kathryn's most productive relationships
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ืจื‘ื•ืช ืžืžืขืจื›ื•ืช ื”ื™ื—ืกื™ื ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื•ืช ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืฉืœ ืงืชืจื™ืŸ
02:31
resulted from a meeting or call without a clear agenda.
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ื”ื—ืœื• ืžืคื’ื™ืฉื” ืื• ืฉื™ื—ืช ื˜ืœืคื•ืŸ ืœืœื ืžื˜ืจื” ื‘ืจื•ืจื”.
02:34
2 - When you want something, broadcast it to everyone you meet.
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2. ื›ืฉืืช ืจื•ืฆื” ืžืฉื”ื•, ื”ื•ื“ื™ืขื™ ื–ืืช ืœื›ืœ ืžื™ ืฉืืช ืคื•ื’ืฉืช.
02:39
That doesn't mean you beg everyone for help
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ื–ื” ืœื ืื•ืžืจ ืฉืืช ืžื‘ืงืฉืช ืžื›ื•ืœื ืขื–ืจื”
02:41
as soon as you meet them,
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ื‘ืจื’ืข ืฉืืช ืจื•ืื” ืื•ืชื,
02:43
but talk about what you're trying to do.
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ืืœื ืžื“ื‘ืจืช ืขืœ ืžื” ืฉืืช ืžื ืกื” ืœืขืฉื•ืช.
02:45
Be excited,
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ื”ืชืœื”ื‘ื™,
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ask for feedback,
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ืฉืืœื™ ืœื“ืขืชื,
02:47
and try to get them excited too.
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ื•ื ืกื™ ืœื”ืœื”ื™ื‘ ื’ื ืื•ืชื.
02:49
3 - Show up and often.
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3. ื”ื™ืจืื™, ื•ืœืขืชื™ื ืงืจื•ื‘ื•ืช.
02:52
Be at the forefront of other's minds when opportunities arise.
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ื”ื™ืžืฆืื™ ื‘ืจืืฉ ืžืขื™ื™ื ื™ ื”ื–ื•ืœืช ื›ืฉื”ื”ื–ื“ืžื ื•ื™ื•ืช ืฆืฆื•ืช.
02:55
You don't want to be that person
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ื•ื“ืื™ ืฉืื™ื ืš ืจื•ืฆื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื”ืื“ื
02:56
who only shows up when he needs something.
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ืฉืžืจืื” ืืช ืขืฆืžื• ืจืง ื›ืฉื”ื•ื ื–ืงื•ืง ืœืžืฉื”ื•.
02:59
Be the one that people think of and want to reach out to
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ื”ื™ื™ ื”ืื“ื ืฉืื ืฉื™ื ื—ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื ืขืœื™ื• ื•ืจื•ืฆื™ื ืœื”ื’ื™ืข ืืœื™ื•
03:01
when a new opportunity presents itself.
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ื›ืฉืฆืฆื” ื”ื–ื“ืžื ื•ืช ื—ื“ืฉื”.
03:04
So while networking may not be the most intuitive,
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ืื– ื’ื ืื ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจื™ื ืื™ื ื” ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ื›ื™ ืื™ื ื˜ื•ืื™ื˜ื™ื‘ื™,
03:06
or even for some of you introverts,
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ื•ืœื›ืžื” ืžื›ื, ื”ืžื•ืคื ืžื™ื,
03:08
the most comfortable skill,
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ื’ื ืœื ื”ืžื™ื•ืžื ื•ืช ื”ื›ื™ ื ื•ื—ื”,
03:10
it's a helpful tool to have as you think about getting a job,
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ื–ื”ื• ื›ืœื™ ืžื•ืขื™ืœ ื›ืฉื—ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื ืขืœ ืžืฆื™ืืช ืขื‘ื•ื“ื”,
03:13
going to school,
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ืœื™ืžื•ื“ื™ื,
03:14
or most importantly, learning from others.
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ื•ื”ื›ื™ ื—ืฉื•ื‘, ื›ื“ื™ ืœืœืžื•ื“ ืžืื—ืจื™ื.
03:17
Good luck!
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ื‘ื”ืฆืœื—ื”!
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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