"It's been ten years since the great man left us and we could use a touch of his insight today"
"One of the first and most important pieces of advice David Bowie ever gave me - and this was in the early Nineties - was to make sure I noted down the names of secretaries and assistants I came in contact with. This would help me later, he explained, when I needed to get through to the important people."
David Bowie advised noting the names of secretaries and assistants encountered, because those contacts enable later access to important people. The counsel, given in the early 1990s, underscores a practical approach to networking: small, courteous record-keeping can open doors. Secretaries and assistants frequently act as gatekeepers to influential figures, so preserving their names and details facilitates introductions and follow-up. Paying attention to minor relationships and maintaining simple, organized contact records can convert brief interactions into lasting professional or creative channels for reaching decision-makers.
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