Career Empowerment Playbook
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HOW DOES A COFFEE QUOTA WORK<br />
1. Determine a reasonable amount of coffees to have<br />
based on your bandwidth. Sometimes that’s one per<br />
month, and sometimes it’s one per week. You will<br />
know best. Make it a number and write it down like<br />
any other goal.<br />
2. Brainstorm! What kind of people do you want to<br />
meet and what would you like to learn?<br />
3. Ask. For some this might be an intimidating step;<br />
consider it your act of bravery for the day. It will get<br />
easier.<br />
4. Come prepared with questions. Some universal<br />
questions that tend to lead to good conversation:<br />
• What are you working on?<br />
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• What are you passionate about?<br />
• What are your biggest challenges?<br />
• What are you trying to learn more about?<br />
5. If they mention something you’re curious about —<br />
follow that. Ask their favorite books/podcasts/<br />
articles on the subject. Ask who else you should<br />
talk to.<br />
6. Send a quick thank you email. Share an insight you<br />
gained from them and thank them for their time.<br />
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