Explore Quotes by Keith Ferrazzi

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

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.

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

Life is less a quest than a quilt. We find meaning, love, and prosperity through the process of stitching together our bold attempts to help others find their own way in their lives. The relationships we weave become an exquisite and endless pattern.

The currency of real networking is not greed but generosity.

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

Our careers aren't paths so much as landscapes that are navigated. We're free agents, entrepreneurs, intrapreneurs -- each with our own unique brand.

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

Ultimately, everyone has to ask himself or herself how they're going to fail. We all do, you know, so let's get that out of the way. The choice isn't between success and failure; it's between choosing risk and striving for greatness, or risking nothing and being certain of mediocrity.

We have a tendency to romanticize independence. Most business literature still views autonomy as a virtue, as though communication, teamwork, and cooperation were lesser values.

You can't get there alone. In fact, you can't get very far at all.

The idea isn't to find yourself another environment for tomorrow, but to be constantly creating the environment and community you want for yourself, no matter what may occur.

At every stage of my career, I sought out the most influential people around me and asked for their help and guidance.

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

I believe that every conversation you have is an invitation to risk revealing the real you.

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.

Business is a human enterprise, driven and determined by people.

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

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.

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.