As Brie Schmidt, self-made millionaire and managing broker at Second City Real Estate, puts it: “‘Your network is your net worth’ is a common saying in the entrepreneurial world, and with good reason. The people you know don’t have to be high income earners, but it is important to have friends with similar life goals and beliefs … The friends who are going to keep you accountable and help you grow as a person are much more important than the size of their bank account.”
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