I go to the events, I collect the contacts, I follow up like you're supposed to. But it all feels like trading business cards with strangers, nothing that would hold weight if I actually needed it. When I picture who'd really go to bat for me, speak my name in a room I'm not in, I come up empty.
More people experience this than they realize.
You're building a network but it feels transactional and you have no real advocates yet.
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.