Never Eat Alone, Expanded and Updated: And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time

accomplishing their goals. I learned that real networking was about finding ways to make other people more successful. It was about working hard to give more than you get. And I came to believe that there was a litany of tough-minded principles that

Until you become as willing to ask for help as you are to give it, however, you are only working half the equation.

that relationships are more like muscles—the more you work them, the stronger they become.

Human ambitions are like Japanese carp; they grow proportional to the size of their environment. Our achievements grow according to the size of our dreams and the degree to which we are in touch with our mission.

If you need a job, money, advice, help, hope, or a means to make a sale, there’s only one surefire, fail-safe place to find it—within your extended circle of friends and associates.

relationships with others are your finest, most credible expression of who you are and what you have to offer. Nothing else compares.

If your interactions are ruled by generosity, your rewards will follow suit. 3. The business world is a fluid, competitive

Have the conviction to put your intentions to paper. An unwritten wish is just a dream. In writing, it’s a commitment, a goal. Here are a few other criteria

remind myself how people with a low tolerance for risk, whose behavior is guided by fear, have a low propensity for success.