I believe that every conversation you have is an invitation to risk revealing the real you.

People who instinctively establish a strong network of relationships have always created great businesses.

You won't build relationships unless you let your guard down

In business, we often say that your best customers are the customers you have now. In other words, your most successful sales leads come from the selling you've already done.

The currency of real networking is not greed but generosity.

Match your goals with the people who can make them happen and start building the relationships

Ultimately, everyone has to ask himself or herself how they're going to fail. We all do, you know, so let's get that out of the way. The choice isn't between success and failure; it's between choosing risk and striving for greatness, or risking nothing and being certain of mediocrity.