GENEROSITY + VULNERABILITY + ACCOUNTABILITY + CANDOR = TRUST - Keith Ferrazzi

The important thing when conducting an internal review is to do without the constraints, without the doubts, fears, and expectations of what you “should” be doing. You have to be able to set aside the obstacles of time, money, and obligation.

Take your skill, combine them with your passions and find out where in the market or within your own company, they can best be applied

A network functions precisely because there’s recognition of mutual need. There’s an implicit understanding that investing time and energy in building personal relationships with the right people will pay dividends. The majority of “one percenters” are in that top stratum because they understand this dynamic — because, in fact, they themselves used the power of their network of contacts and friends to arrive at their present station.