Your true value is determined by how much more you give in value than you take in payment.
Money is an echo of value.
Truly successful individuals create both immediate and long-lasting influence attracting others to them.
Play the Reverse gossip game. See how many nice things you can say behind someones back.
Your influence is determined by how abundantly you place other people's interests first.
Networking is simply the cultivating of mutually beneficial, give and take, win-win relationships. It works best, however, when emphasizing the "give" part.