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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.

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.

Keith Ferrazzi
People, Empowerment, Poverty
Keith Ferrazzi, Tahl Raz (2014). “Never Eat Alone, Expanded and Updated: And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time”, p.16, Crown Business

The currency of real networking is not greed but generosity.

Keith Ferrazzi
Positive, Real, Generosity
Keith Ferrazzi, Tahl Raz (2014). “Never Eat Alone, Expanded and Updated: And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time”, p.32, Crown Business

Life is about work. Work is about life. And both are about people.

Keith Ferrazzi
People, Life Is
Keith Ferrazzi, Tahl Raz (2014). “Never Eat Alone, Expanded and Updated: And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time”, p.361, Crown Business

Power, today, comes from sharing information, not withholding it.

Keith Ferrazzi
Information, Today, Sharing Information
Keith Ferrazzi, Tahl Raz (2014). “Never Eat Alone, Expanded and Updated: And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time”, p.160, Crown Business

People who instinctively establish a strong network of relationships have always created great businesses.

Keith Ferrazzi
Strong, People, Great Business
Keith Ferrazzi, Tahl Raz (2014). “Never Eat Alone, Expanded and Updated: And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time”, p.18, Crown Business

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.

Keith Ferrazzi
Generosity, Giving, Lines
Keith Ferrazzi, Tahl Raz (2014). “Never Eat Alone, Expanded and Updated: And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time”, p.33, Crown Business

I’ve come to believe that connecting is one of the most important business—and life—skill sets you’ll ever learn. Why? Because, flat out, people do business with people they know and like. Careers—in every imaginable field—work the same

Keith Ferrazzi
Believe, Skills, Careers
Keith Ferrazzi, Tahl Raz (2014). “Never Eat Alone, Expanded and Updated: And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time”, p.19, Crown Business

In life, it's between choosing risk and striving for greatness, or risking nothing and being certain of mediocrity

Keith Ferrazzi
Greatness, Risk, Mediocrity

You have to envision yourself winning to win.

Keith Ferrazzi
Winning
Keith Ferrazzi, Tahl Raz (2014). “Never Eat Alone, Expanded and Updated: And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time”, p.90, Crown Business

I’ll sum up the key to success in one word: generosity.

Keith Ferrazzi
Keys, Generosity, Key To Success
Keith Ferrazzi, Tahl Raz (2014). “Never Eat Alone, Expanded and Updated: And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time”, p.25, Crown Business

To build authentic relationships you need to lead with generosity & serve them first

Keith Ferrazzi
Generosity, Needs, Firsts

Success in any field, but especially in business is about working with people, not against them.

Keith Ferrazzi
People, Fields
Twitter post from Mar 07, 2017

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.

Keith Ferrazzi
Business, Successful, Done
Keith Ferrazzi, Tahl Raz (2005). “Never Eat Alone: And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time”, p.46, Crown Business

People do business with people they know and like

Keith Ferrazzi
People, Knows
Keith Ferrazzi, Tahl Raz (2014). “Never Eat Alone, Expanded and Updated: And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time”, p.19, Crown Business

When we are truly passionate about something we are contagious.

Keith Ferrazzi
Passionate, Contagious

When you help someone through a health issue, positively impact someone's personal wealth, or take a sincere interest in their children, you engender life-bonding loyalty.