Poverty, I realized, wasn't only a lack of financial resources; it was isolation from the kind of people that could help you make more of yourself.

Business is a human enterprise, driven and determined by people.

Start finding future clients before you have anything to sell them. Get to know these people as friends, not potential customers.

The currency of real networking is not greed but generosity.

You can't get there alone. In fact, you can't get very far at all.

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

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