Keith Ferrazzi Quotes

Tom Peters instructs in his customary bravado to “create your own microequivalent of the Nike swoosh.

You’ve got to create a community of colleagues and friends before you need it. Others around you are far more likely to

They are the small segment of the population that will adopt a cool product early on and infect everyone else with the bug.

It’s better to give before you receive. And never keep score. If your interactions are ruled by generosity, your rewards will follow suit.

We are committed to the mission and to each other’s success: We will not let each other fail. In fact, we will ensure each other succeeds. We will elevate each other as we work together to achieve

There's nothing wrong with wanting to be the best in the world, as long as you know that doing so also means wanting to be the best for the world.

People used to say there were only six degrees of separation between anyone in the world. A 2011 study of 720 million Facebook users determined the true magic number to be 4.74. LinkedIn’s system is built on three degrees of separation. Whichever way you slice it, we’re all only a couple of mouse clicks away.

The idea that you can and should hack serendipity is a central theme of the book The Power of Pull, by John Hagel, John Seely Brown, and Lang Davison.

And the rule in life that has unprecedented power is that the individual who knows the right people, for the right reasons, and utilizes the power of these relationships, can become a member of the “club,” whether he started out as a caddie or not.

The Web is no longer just about the present-that crazy driver or this delicious meal. As we share messages, photos and updates, we're building a data trail about our lives and histories online.We can now tell stories not just about what is happening today, but where we've been, what we've shared, and what might happen in the future.

This is one of my fave Quotes

1 year,
12 months,
363 days,
8760 hours,
525600minuts,
3153600 seconds,
every day,
every night,
every time,
I always miss you.

people with a low tolerance for risk, whose behavior is guided by fear, have a low propensity for success.

1. State the situation. “You go right in and hit them with how you see it in the cold light of day, without being too inflammatory or dramatic,” says Rosenberg. She made it clear to the A.M.A. that (a) having no women speakers was wrong, and (b) hiring her would be a step in the right direction. It makes sense that before you can speak persuasively — that is, before you speak from a position of passion and personal knowledge — you need to know where you stand. 2. Communicate your feelings. We downplay the influence of emotions in our day-to-day contacts, especially in the business world. We’re told that vulnerability is a bad thing and we should be wary of revealing our feelings. But as we gain comfort using “I feel” with others, our encounters take on depth and sincerity. Your emotions are a gift of respect and caring to your listeners. 3. Deliver the bottom line. This is the moment of truth when you state, with utter clarity, what it is you want. If you’re going to put your neck on the line, you’d better know why. The truth is the fastest route to a solution, but be realistic. While I knew Phil Knight of Nike wasn’t going to buy anything based on one five-minute conversation on a bus in Davos, Switzerland, I did make sure to get his e-mail and tell him that I’d like to follow up with him again sometime. Then I did so. 4. Use an open-ended question. A request that is expressed as a question — one that cannot be answered by a yes or no — is less threatening. How do you feel about this? How can we solve this problem? The issue has been raised, your feelings expressed, your desires articulated. With an open-ended suggestion or question, you invite the other person to work toward a solution with you. I didn’t insist on a specific lunch date at a specific time with Phil. I left it open and didn’t allow our first exchange to be weighted down by unnecessary obligations

Ralph Waldo Emerson once said: “Every man I meet is my superior in some way. In that, I learn of him.

Mark Twain said, “There are two types of speakers: those that are nervous and those that are liars.