Keith Ferrazzi Quotes

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 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.

Nothing exists in isolation. We have to stop pretending we are individuals that can go it alone. — Margaret Wheatley

In fifteen seconds, I used my four rules for what I call warm calling: (1) Convey credibility by mentioning a familiar person or institution — in this case, John, Jeff, and WebMD. (2) State your value proposition: Jeff’s new product would help Serge sell his new products. (3) Impart urgency and convenience by being prepared to do whatever it takes whenever it takes to meet the other person on his or her own terms. (4) Be prepared to offer a compromise that secures a definite follow-up at a minimum.

you’ll need to be prepared to deliver a high-value proposition. You’ve got very little time to articulate why that person should not try to get off the phone as quickly as possible. Remember, it’s all about them. What can you do for them?

Real, actionable insight mostly comes from experience, books, and other people.

Oh, I’m really sorry, I’m a personal friend of a friend of his. I just moved into the city, and Jane suggested that I should meet Michael, and honestly, I don’t even know why besides the fact that Jane is a good friend of Michael’s. Maybe you’re right. Maybe it’s all wrong. Maybe Michael doesn’t know Jane well and he wouldn’t want to meet me. I apologize if this is the case.

Creativity in business is often nothing more than making connections that everyone else has almost thought of. You don’t have to reinvent the wheel, just attach it to a new wagon.

En la vida, para conseguir tus metas no bastan tu inteligencia o tu talento innato, ni siquiera tus orígenes y con cuánto empezaste. Por supuesto que todo eso es importante, pero de poco te sirve si no comprendes que no puedes triunfar solo.

Indeed, in addition to its lessons of thrift, industry, and prudence, Franklin's autobiography tells us every man should be part of a social group, if not three. He believed that a group of like-minded, achievement-oriented individuals could dramatically leverage each other's success to do things otherwise impossible.

Wherever you are in life right now, and whatever you know, is a result of the ideas, experiences, and people you have interacted with in your life,

Las relaciones se solidifican con la confianza. Las instituciones se construyen sobre eso. Te ganas la confianza de los demás, no preguntando qué puede hacer la gente por ti sino, parafraseando a Kennedy, qué puedes hacer tú por la gente.

If it takes more than ten seconds to pitch your content, a television producer will assume you won’t be able to get your point of view across to an impatient audience. And a reporter might try to hustle you off the phone. Learn to be brief — in both your written and phone pitches. Brevity is cherished in the media.

If you plan your whole life, by definition you can’t get lucky. So you have to leave that little slot open.

Our souls are not hungry for fame, comfort, wealth, or power. Those rewards create almost as many problems as they solve. Our souls are hungry for meaning, for the sense that we have figured out how to live so that our lives matter,