My Golden Rule of Networking is simple: Don't keep score.
I've known entrepreneurs who were not great salespeople, or didn't know how to code, or were not particularly charismatic leaders. But I don't know of any entrepreneurs who have achieved any level of success without persistence and determination.
It doesn't matter how much milk you spill as long as you don't lose the cow.
A student of life considers the world a classroom.
Attitudes are every bit as important as aptitudes.
It's only lonely at the top if you forget all the people you met along the way and fail to acknowledge their contributions to your success.