Your Network Is Your Net Worth: Unlock the Hidden Power of Connections for Wealth, Success, and Happiness in the Digital Age

by Porter Gale, Guy Kawasaki (Foreword)

An internationally known public speaker, entrepreneur, and marketing executive shares practical, up-to-date tips for mastering the skills of networking.Networking doesn’t have to be that frenzied old-school game of calendars packed with stuffy power lunches and sterile evenings at community business gatherings. We’ve entered a new era, one in which shifting cultural values and the explosion of digital technology enable us to network in vastly more efficient, more focused, and more enjoyable ways. A fresh take on How to Win Friends and Influence People, Your Network Is Your Net Worth is an entertaining, straightforward guide filled with revealing case studies, hands-on advice, and innovative strategies for building your network. Written by sought-after speaker, entrepreneur, and marketing executive Porter Gale, with a foreword by Apple evangelist and bestselling author Guy Kawasaki, this book shows you how to establish, expand, and nurture your connections both online and off. New ways to network are popping up every day—and Gale tells you how to make the most of them—but even traditional networking opportunities are not the same animals that they once were, and we need to shift our attitudes and approaches accordingly. Networking has evolved from a transactional game to a transformational process. Whereas once it was about power plays, now it’s about charting your own course, following your passions, and making meaningful connections, which in turn increase your happiness and productivity. In addition to chronicling her own rise from an ad agency intern to an in-demand consultant, Gale also shares the inspiring stories of so many others who live by this networking a military wife who connects with social media communities while her husband is deployed overseas, a young woman blog-ger battling leukemia, a dyslexic politician who wins elections by telling stories, and the CEO of a Major League Baseball team who once made a phone call that changed the course of his life. When you focus on your passions and reorganize your networking around your values and beliefs, you will discover the kind of lasting relationships, personal transformation, and, ultimately, tangible wealth that are the foundation for happiness and success. With a message both timely and important, Your Network Is Your Net Worth is the definitive handbook to Networking 2.0.

Genres: Business, Nonfiction, Self Help, Communication, Buisness, Leadership

306 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 1, 2013

Reviews

[Richard Felix · Rating 4 out of 5]

First time reading a Networking Book 📖 it delivers the GOODs from a 20 year plus networker not getting false wisdom, this is a enlightening book on how Powerful RELATIONSHIPS are meaningful and critical for our own Life, the author provides VALUABLE wisdom that is easy to follow and practice

[Grant Richards · Rating 3 out of 5]

I started off not liking this book, but by the time I finished it I'd mostly come around. For me, it was too self-helpy and basic; the insights that were meaningful to me could probably have fit in a magazine article. For people who are completely unfamiliar with the mechanics of networking, though, it's a pretty good primer. And the personal anecdotes add up to at least the hazy outline of a moderately interesting professional life.

I suppose any book that advertises "for Wealth, Success and Happiness" on the cover is likely to disappoint on some level.

Also advertised on the cover: Foreword by Guy Kawasaki (which turns out to be 200 words that offer little indication that he has any enthusiasm for the book-- Enchantment, indeed).

Okay, backpedaling off my momentary cynicism, it's a decent 250-page book that would have made a really compelling 5-page article on Fast Co. But, I get it, authors have to make a living.

[Paul Bard · Rating 2 out of 5]

Compared to "Build Your Dream Network", this is a comparatively breezy read.

Chapter 2 features the Funnel Test, where Porter asks readers to journal on strengths, weaknesses, joys, and superpower, select 3 passions, list some ways to cultivate those 3 passions, write a bucket list of passion experiences, select a tone of presentation, and condense all that into a tweet.

Chapter 4 suggests journaling a list of places to help that support your passions.

Chapter 5 has the amusing term "funemployment", which I will steal.

Chapter 10 suggests reframing blogging and content creation as advocating your passions.

Those are the only items of value I got from reading this book.

[Molly Larrison · Rating 5 out of 5]

Porter Gale provides a lot of useful tips on how to advance your career and increase your visibility in the business world. My stars are based on where I am in my career and how relevant her tips are to a woman living in NYC, aiming to develop my career. It is a good resource book... and may not speak to the general public.

[Alina Ramona · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Eduardo Menezes · Rating 1 out of 5]

Não traz uma abordagem científica sobre o assunto. Pior, o texto em si é desconexo e as partes não conversam entre si, mesmo dentro de um capítulo em específico. Por vezes, assume um tom de coaching e cabe a classificação de livro de auto-ajuda.

[Alexandra · Rating 2 out of 5]

some interesting points, but too inspirational for my taste

[Shiraz · Rating 1 out of 5]

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[Arvin Rodriguez · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book will guide you to the path you wish to achieve not just in a financial aspect but moreover as a person. It is really good that there are pointers to remind you when pursuing your dreams.

[Mike · Rating 2 out of 5]

Her personal stories. Fairly obvious takeaways.

[Fleur Bradley · Rating 5 out of 5]

I thought this was a great resource--an undiscovered gem, honestly. The title sums up the direction of the book: it looks at getting ahead in a 21st century way. But it goes deeper, and explores how you can be more successful by seeking out jobs and opportunities that make you happy. It's career advice, but life advice as well.

I would recommend this book for anyone looking to focus their career's direction. It's a book I'll be re-reading, it's so full of great thought, anecdotes, and to-dos.

Disclosure: I got this book as a Goodreads giveaway.

[Gene · Rating 5 out of 5]

Let this book break down the sleazy, brown-nosing networking stereotype you may have. This book presents a collaborative and refreshing alternative to building relationships which lead to happier and more productive lives

[Chris · Rating 1 out of 5]

More of the same bs you get in every business book. This should have been a blog post or magazine article, not a book.

[Gladys Wong]

A quick read in MPH, excellent!

[Anissa C. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Liked the book. Reinforced that I'm on track and offered some great, simple new ideas.

[Jenn Aubert]

The power of networking - both in person and online. And not in the typical sleezy way of the past.

[Irfan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice book , worth reading