Start small- work on being more friendly with everyone - your yoga instructors, people in classes with you, your grocery guy, wherever you interact with people

Start small- work on being more friendly with everyone - your yoga instructors, people in classes with you, your grocery guy, wherever you interact with people in the world. Fead How to Win Friends and Influence people and follow the instructions. It's dated and cheesy but really works. Work outward from your coworkers and say yes when people invite you to hang out outside of work. Reciprocate and invite them to do stuff as well. If you're dating anyone, make friends with their friends and their friend's partners. It can be a slow burn but slowly builds and suddenly the whole world is your friend- people you don't know yet are just friends who don't know they are your friend yet. source: I don't really "network" or go to meetups but never had to job hunt, ever- just keep getting referred and pulled upward by people who are better than me and bring me along to work under them Oh- one other great tip- pick a hobby you like and join some clubs. SF running, Dolphin Swim club, crossfit and triathlon clubs are networking (and, to be frank, dating) hotspots. GL!