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
People do business with people they know and like
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.
You can't get there alone. In fact, you can't get very far at all.
The idea isn't to find yourself another environment for tomorrow, but to be constantly creating the environment and community you want for yourself, no matter what may occur.