Stop Hustling, Start Listening

According to Alex: When you show people respect, something magical happens, people respect you back and it pays off. Suddenly, they want to help you win.<p>This reminds me of one of my favorite rules from Stephen Covey: Seek First to Understand [1]<p>According to Covey (and I paraphrase), good conversations begin when one party makes a real effort to understand the other. This generally triggers a similar reaction on the part of the other person. It seems like a small change in conversational style but what happens as a result is revolutionary.<p>Alex says: people will "want to help you win". In my experience this seems to be the case. It's also just a more pleasant way live.<p>[1] <a href="https://www.stephencovey.com/7habits/7habits-habit5.php" rel="nofollow">https://www.stephencovey.com/7habits/7habits-habit5.php</a>

There's nothing wrong with networking, but effective networking comes out of genuine interest in other people, not out of self-serving opportunism.<p>Check this out: Helping others makes you happier. Five steps to doing it right: <a href="http://bit.ly/17cPhDe" rel="nofollow">http://bit.ly/17cPhDe</a>

I couldn't agree more with this. Personally I would much rather have 1 person that I have fostered a very strong relationship then 10 people who I have weak connections with. I think that quality beats out quantity just about every time. Just my opinion.