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Like business itself, being a connector is not about managing transactions, but about managing relationships.
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…connecting is one of the most important business – and life – skill sets you’ll ever learn. Why? Because, flat out, people do business with people they know and like.
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…real networking [is] about finding ways to make other people more successful. It [is] about working hard to give more than you get.
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…because today’s primary currency is information, a wide-reaching network is one of the surest ways to become and remain thought leaders of our respective fields.
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…connecting. It’s a constant process of giving and receiving – of asking for and offering help.
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By putting people in contact with one another, by giving your time and expertise and sharing them freely, the pie gets bigger for everyone.
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Until you become as willing to ask for help as you are to give it… you are only working half the equation.
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There’s an implicit understanding that investing time and energy in building personal relationships with the right people will pay dividends.
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…the currency of real networking is not greed but generosity.
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The transformation of a dream into reality requires hard work and discipline.
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