389 Quotes About Networking

If you minimize your accomplishments, that's what people will believe about you. If you emphasize your accomplishments, that is how you will be perceived.

Listening is a skill that takes constant vigilance.

Energy is contagious. What we give off is what we give back.

When you give freely to others, not only do you increase your likability and aid other people, you almost always get something unintended in return.

When you can’t yet give back directly for help you’ve received, pay it forward. And trust that you may well get your change to directly help the people who have selflessly helped you.

When you are impatient with a relationship, your actions can be read as pushy or needy - not exactly likable qualities. Truly lasting friendships are rarely instantaneous. Give them time and room to grow.

There is extraordinary value in doing things for others simply because you want to, not because you expect anything in return.

We all have knowledge, skills, experience, and unique perspectives to contribute. Sharing these things extends the circles of context for connecting among our networks and gives us opportunities to deep our relationships with others.

There are two things you want to do before you end a conversation: Make the person you are talking to feel good, and create the opportunity for follow-up.