Not long after I started my first "real" job, a mentor at work pointed to another girl about my age and said, "You should cultivate a friendship with her. She's going places!" At the time, I was struck by the odd phrasing. The word "cultivate" stood out to me. It was as if she was suggesting friendships are like seeds for your garden - that there was some sort of friendship strategy I should employ. It was the first time I had considered that there might be such a thing as a professional
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