(Damon Thomas, Stevie Wonder, and the two speeds of a door.) Family, no class from me tomorrow, Tuesday. When we miss class in this Academy it is for a DAMN good reason, and the reason is the lesson. Dr. Kosine is still very much active in the business, and tomorrow I am walking through two doors on the same day. Door one: Damon Thomas. One half of The Underdogs. The records that man made raised half of you. Last Tuesday I taught you Part 1, the network that gives, and I told you I called an OLD number, not a cold one. That number was Damon. I have been cultivating that relationship since JULY. Calls, a first session in his room, his son in the room, him posting my record on his page, sessions since. It took us MONTHS to complete one song together. Think about that. Months, for one record, with a legend who already likes me. Tomorrow I am back in his room. Door two: Big Phil. Yesterday I went to check out 1888, the new spot Big Phil just opened. I did not know the man. I walked in as my own manager and my own agent, which is exactly what I keep telling you to be. Two minutes. Two minutes later I was in the private room in the back, being poured exclusive tequila by Big Phil himself, invited to Stevie Wonder's listening party tomorrow night, and I left with my next residency booked at 1888. Same week. Same me. One door took two months. One door took two minutes. That is the lesson. Some relationships take months, sometimes years, to harvest. You water them, you show up, you finish the song. And some are Johnny on the spot: you walk in prepared, you ask, and the back room opens. You do not get to choose which one you are standing in front of. You only get to choose whether you show up and ask. Say it with me, the way I said it at Columbia: You have not because you ask not. Twenty seconds if you have never heard it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Un8Tk88pWQI&t=21s So I am not skipping class. I am doing the homework in front of you.

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1. NEW TIME: class is now every Tuesday at 5PM PT. Earlier hour, same energy. Adjust your calendars tonight. 2. NEW PERMANENT LINK: kosine.co/class. One link, every week, forever. No more waiting on me to drop it. Share it with anyone who needs this room. Tonight: YOUR NETWORK IS YOUR NET WORTH, Part 1: The 405 Call. Then next week, Part 2 is the story of what happens when your network gets used AGAINST you. You want both. 5PM. Pull up.