It 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.
The key to effective giving is to stay open to receiving.
Go looking for the best in people and you'll be amazed at how much talent, ingenuity, empathy and good you will find.
When it comes to influence, TRUST is often the missing piece.
Influence is the ability to move a person to a desired action.
Networking is simply the cultivating of mutually beneficial, give and take, win-win relationships. It works best, however, when emphasizing the "give" part.