Networking is an enrichment program, not an entitlement program.

Spare me the people who ask, 'Have you thought about ... losing weight, hiring an assistant, buying a Pentium, working with an etiquette specialist, coloring your hair?

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.

The time spent identifying your base of contacts is an investment in your success and the success of others with whom you share your resources.

Small talk is the biggest talk we do.

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.

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