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Top 64 Inspiring Networking Quotes [Quotes About Networking]
It’s no secret that networking is a crucial key to success, in particular when it comes to business and marketing.
If you learn how to leverage networking and master it, you will be able to benefit greatly from it. What does networking really mean and how do you translate it into practical action?
It’s actually not that complex. Networking means taking advantage of your contacts and fully learning to use your network, whilst further building and widening it with new valuable contacts.
You already have a network – you have friends, you have family, you have relatives and you have acquaintances of acquaintances. In short – what you need to do is expand it all so that you also have a network of relevant individuals in the business industry who can prove to become extremely valuable for you (and hopefully you to them). For a complete guide to networking, read our article here. But here are the basic principles you need to think about when it comes to networking:
- You must be honest and genuine
- You should give and take. Networking is about giving and taking. Focus on providing value to the other person. This will pay off a lot in the end.
- You must be educated. Make sure you know something about the people you meet, what companies they represent and what their names are. Learn names, memorize them, and use them next time.
Top Inspiring networking quotes
Below, we will look closer at the top networking quotes about networking. These quotes are both interesting and valuable as they tell more about what networking is, how you should think about it, and how it can be valuable for you.
1. “Being a giver is not good for a 100-yard dash, but it’s valuable in a marathon.”
-Adam Grant
2. “Networking is more quality, and less quantity. It’s better to form a solid connection with one new person, than a liquid connection with ten. You don’t want people to think you drink too much.”
-Jarod Kintz
3. “Networking is the No. 1 unwritten rule of success in business.”
-Sallie Krawcheck
4. “Networking means the act of exchanging information with people who can help you professionally.”
-Michele Jennae
5. “Just because someone connects with you on LinkedIn doesn’t mean they’re your friend. Social media creates a false sense of intimacy, particularly when people choose to expose a lot about themselves.”
6. “All the time and effort put into networking can be all for naught if there is no follow-through. The same goes for sales. And leadership. And well, everything.”
7. “It’s great to spend time at a networking event with someone you know and like. But that’s not what you’re there for. Your goal is to expand your network by meeting new people.”
– Beth Ramsay
8. “Networking is by far the most important aspect of business school. The classroom is a distant second.”
-Jay Devivo
9. “Technology is nothing. What’s important is that you have a faith in people, that they’re basically good and smart, and if you give them tools, they’ll do wonderful things with them.”
10. “Networking that matters is helping people achieve their goals.”
-Seth Godin
11. “Everyone should build their network before they need it.”
-Dave Delaney
12. “If you’re not networking, you’re not working.”
-Denis Waitley
13. “The way of the world is meeting people through other people.”
-Robert Kerrigan
14. “Networking is simply the cultivating of mutually beneficial, give and take, win-win relationships. It works best, however, when emphasizing the “give” part.”
-Bob Burg
15. “It’s all about people. It’s about networking and being nice to people and not burning any bridges.”
-Mike Davidson
16. “Networking is a verb. You build a network by actively networking.”
17. “Respect of people is the cornerstone of communication and networking.”
-Susan RoAne
17. “Networking is not about just connecting people. It’s about connecting people with people, people with ideas, and people with opportunities.”
18. “If you want to go somewhere, it is best to find someone who has already been there.”
-Robert T. Kiyosaki
19. “In our global, networked economy, you can’t allow your social capital to lie dormant. Reinvest.”
-Porter Gale
20. “The new form of networking is not about climbing a ladder to success; it’s about collaboration, cocreation, partnerships, and long-term values-based relationships.”
-Porter Gale
21. “If people like you they’ll listen to you, but if they trust you they’ll do business with you.”
-Zig Ziglar
22. “You can close more business in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get people interested in you.”
-Dale Carnegie
23. “If you want 1 year of prosperity, grow grain. If you want 10 years of prosperity, grow trees. If you want 100 years of prosperity, grow people.”
24. “Networking with integrity creates a greater willingness of all parties to be part of a human conduit to serve as energy and resource to one another. Sometimes you will give more than you receive and sometimes you will get back more than you give. It`s not about keeping score.”
25. “Success isn’t about how much money you make; it’s about the difference you make in people’s lives.”
-Michelle Obama
26. “Networking is more about farming than it is about hunting.”
27. “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go with others.”
-African Proverb
28. “Giving connects two people, the giver and the receiver, and this connection gives birth to a new sense of belonging.”
29. “You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.”
30. “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
31. “People can tell. They know — maybe consciously, perhaps unconsciously — if you are truly interested in them or just fakin’ it in order to manipulate or “get something” from them.”
32. “The single greatest “people skill” is a highly developed & authentic interest in the *other* person.”
33. “Networking with integrity creates a greater willingness of all parties to be part of a human conduit to serve as energy and resource to one another. Sometimes you will give more than you receive and sometimes you will get back more than you give. It’s not about keeping score.”
-Chris London
34. “Network selectively ‘ You never know when someone might say yes’ is marketing for dummies. Take the time to build a profile of your ideal customers, and target your networking activities to reach them. Speak to those who are already predisposed to want what you offer. Almost any profile is better than anyone with a pulse”
-Steve Pavlina
35. “Networking is more about farming than it is about hunting.”-
-Ivan Misner
36. “What makes networking work is that it sets up win-win situations in which all parties involved get to take something home. Networking is a sharing process. Until you understand that, you won’t have much of a network.”
-Earl G. Graves, Sr.
37. “The true value of networking doesn’t come from how many people we can meet but rather how many people we can introduce to others.”
-Simon Sinek
38. “To be successful, you have to be able to relate to people; they have to be satisfied with your personality to be able to do business with you and to build a relationship with mutual trust.”
-George Ross
39. “A really important part of networking is actually about what you bring to the table-not just what you want to get out of it. Contribution is a big part of networking success.”
-Gina Romero
40. “A really important part of networking is actually about what you bring to the table-not just what you want to get out of it. Contribution is a big part of networking success.”
41. “Those that win in networking give first, give generously, and give often.”
-Unknown
42. “What makes networking work is that it sets up win-win situations in which all parties involved get to take something home. Networking is a sharing process. Until you understand that, you won`t have much of a network.”
43. “If people like you they`ll listen to you, but if they trust you they`ll do business with you.”
44. “Too many individuals network with the purpose of accomplishing an immediate goal. That’s not networking, that’s selling.”
-Unknown
45. “The size of your network doesn’t matter – it is the quality of your network that counts.”
-Unknown
46. “Networking is about making meaningful, lasting connections that lead to one-to-one relationships.”
-Unknown
47. “The richest people in the world look for and build networks, everyone else looks for work. Marinate on that for a minute.”
48. “Networking is an essential part of building wealth.”
49. “The currency of real networking is not greed but generosity.”
50. “If we create networks with the sole intention of getting something, we won’t succeed. We can’t pursue the benefits of networks; the benefits ensue from investments in meaningful activities and relationships.”
51. “Ask not what your network can do for you. Ask what you can do for your network.”
-Greg Bahlmann
52. “Networking is a lot like nutrition and fitness: we know what to do, the hard part is making it a top priority.”
-Herminia Ibarra
53. “Networking is an investment in your business. It takes time and when done correctly can yield great results for years to come.”
-Diane Helbig
54. “The successful networkers I know, the ones receiving tons of referrals and feeling truly happy about themselves, continually put the other person’s needs ahead of their own.”
-Bob Burg
55. “I’m convinced that about half of what separates successful entrepreneurs from the non-successful ones is pure perseverance.”
-Steve Jobs
56. “Your network is your net worth.”
-Porter Gale
57. “You can have everything in life you want if you will just help enough other people get what they want”
-Zig Ziglar
58. “My Golden Rule of Networking is simple: Don’t keep score.”
-Harvey Mackay
59. “Courage starts with showing up and letting ourselves be seen.”
-Brene Brown
60. “Instead of better glasses, your network gives you better eyes.”
-Ronald Burt
61. “Networking is marketing. Marketing yourself, your uniqueness, what you stand for.”
-Christine Comaford-Lynch
62. “Pulling a good network together takes effort, sincerity and time.”
-Alan Collins
63. “Networking is an enrichment program, not an entitlement program.”
-Susan RoAne
64. “Know where you want to go and make sure the right people know about it.”
-Meredith Mahoney
