Never Eat Alone (excerpt from the book)
Individualism ruled for much of the 19th and 20th centuries.But community and alliances will be the themes of the 21st. But, ultimately, making your mark as a connector is less about reaching personal goals and more about making a contribution — to your family and friends, to your company, to your community, and to the world — by making the best use of your contacts and talents.
There’s nothing wrong with wanting to be the best in the world, as long as you also want to be the best for the world. Love, reciprocity and knowledge are not like bank accounts that grow smaller as you use them. Creativity begets more creativity, money begets more money, knowledge begets more knowledge, and success begets even more success.
Most important, giving begets giving. Never has this law of abundance been more apparent than in this connected age, where the world increasingly functions in accord with networking principles. It’s up to each of us, working together with people we love, to make it a world in which we want to live. Just remember: You can’t get there alone. We’re all in this together.
