The rewards go to the risk-takers, those who are willing to put their egos on the line and reach out to other people and to a richer, fuller life for themselves.

Respect for people is the cornerstone of communication and networking.

Conversation takes practice; the more we do it, the better we get, and the more easily we do it.

It's not what you know or who you know, but who knows you.

The rewards go to the risk-takers, those who are willing to put their egos on the line and reach out to other people and to a richer, fuller life for themselves.

Ninety percent of the people in any group are nice, raised to be polite, and have more in common than not.

They say, You can't give a smile away; it always comes back. The same is true of a kind word or a conversation starter. What goes around, comes around.