A few weeks ago I heard the tail end of a fascinating story. It was about a top level Hollywood executive. When he first started out in the business he had no clients, no movies, no money. So he took out his book of contacts and made a point of starting every day by calling a few of them. Not for any reason other than just to stay in touch. He stuck to this routine like clockwork.

Over time, because of his ability to network, this person became one of the most powerful names in hollywood and credits this one habit, which he still does, for turning around his career.

Unfortunately that's all I know. Does anyone know about this story or who this might be?

I'm working on a blog post about the importance of one-to-one contact and this anecdote would be perfect. Unfortunately I've reached the end of the internet and can't find "the rest of the story".

If you know what I'm talking about, please share. I'm dying to hear more.