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

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

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.

Bottom Line: It's better to give before you receive. And never keep score. If your interactions are ruled by generosity, your rewards will follow suit.

We have a tendency to romanticize independence. Most business literature still views autonomy as a virtue, as though communication, teamwork, and cooperation were lesser values.

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.