It's really easy to get complacent when it comes to communicating and networking. When you are busy with work, and in your groove, it tends to be the last thing you are focused on.

However, your network, and your connections are the underlying fabric of your long-term success.

You heard me. Your network is KEY to your current and future success!

What would you do if you found yourself without your current job? Who do you reach out to when you need help outside your wheelhouse? How do you operate when you are tasked with something you know very little about?

You reach out to your network. You ask for assistance. You go to other sources for information. (And if you don't, you should!)

The more robust your network, the deeper your own personal bench strength!

I think most of you know this to be true.

But when was the last time you communicated with someone you didn't know? How often do you seek out new people, or take a peek outside your own industry?

How about maintaining your cu...