Does he or she know you, like you, and trust you? Does he want to see you succeed? Does she want to help you find new business? If so, then you have yourself a 'Personal Walking Ambassador.'
Bob BurgEdify a person in advance for the positive traits you want him or her to have, and you'll find them making a concerted effort to live up to your praise.
Bob BurgYour level of gratitude determines your level of happiness, as well as your potential for success. It's difficult to be happy without gratitude.
Bob BurgI like to define networking as cultivating mutually beneficial, give-and-take, win-win relationships... The end result may be to develop a large and diverse group of people who will gladly and continually refer a lot of business to us, while we do the same for them.
Bob BurgIt isn't just what you know, and it isn't just who you know. It's actually who you know, who knows you, and what you do for a living.
Bob BurgGo looking for conflict, and you'll find it. Go looking for people to take advantage of you, and they generally will. See the world as a dog-eat-dog place, and you'll always find a bigger dog looking at you as if you're his next meal. Go looking for the best in people, and you'll be amazed at how much talent, ingenuity, empathy, and good will you'll find. Ultimately, the world treats you more or less the way you expect to be treated.
Bob Burg