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Never Eat Alone:
Half the difficulty in reaching out to others is actually reaching somebody at all.
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Never Eat Alone:
Always respect the gatekeeper’s power. Treat them with the dignity they deserve. If you do, doors will open for you to even the most powerful decision makers.
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Never Eat Alone:
…once you recognize the importance of gatekeepers, and turn them into allies with respect, humor, and compassion, there will be few gates that aren’t open to you.
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Never Eat Alone:
…you should always be reaching out to others, over breakfast, lunch, whatever.
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Never Eat Alone:
In building a network, remember: Above all, never, ever disappear.
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Never Eat Alone:
Keep your social and conference and event calendar full… you must work hard to remain visible and active among your ever-budding network of friends and contacts.
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Never Eat Alone:
…you have to work hard to be successful at reaching out to others, but that doesn’t mean you have to work long. There is a difference.
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Never Eat Alone:
The value of a network grows proportional to the square of the number of its users. – Robert Metcalfe
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Never Eat Alone:
…a network is like a muscle – the more you work it, the bigger it gets.
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Never Eat Alone:
Don’t underestimate young people’s ability to find creative new insight.
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