Ten Commitments of Networking: Creative Ways to Maximize Your Personal Connections (Paperback)

by Larry James (Author)
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"A blueprint to follow to achieve true balance in your life." -- Danielle Kennedy, Trainer/Author of Selling the Danielle Kennedy Way

"These wise and powerful guidelines will help you lead the life you deserve." -- Og Mandino, Author of The Greatest Salesman in the World

"To become a fully functioning, self-actualizing human, read and use these superior principles." -- Mark Victor Hansen, Co-Author of Chicken Soup for the Soul series

"… an instruction manual for successful networking and living." -- Roger Dawson, Author of You Can Get Anything You Want

"…highly thought-provoking; will help anyone get moving on making positive changes." -- Tom Hopkins, Trainer and Author of How to Master the Art of Selling

Product Description
This new guidebook by Larry James offers the ultimate definition of business networking. Learn how to achieve maximum benefits from assisting others as you cultivate a network of people strategically positioned to support you in your goals. Discover the ten commitments necessary to develop more profitable relationships with your friends and business associates through networking. TEN COMMITMENTS OF NETWORKING: Creative Ways to Maximize Your Personal Connections reveals the single most important ingredient for successful networking. It can help you increase your personal effectiveness by developing a network that supports you and your goals. The success strategies in this book will increase your productivity, profitability, and personal prosperity.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 175 pages
• Publisher: Robert D. Reed Publishers (April 30, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1931741700
• ISBN-13: 978-1931741705
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,651,300 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars How to become self-actualized, January 4, 2007

By	Reader Views "www.readerviews.com" (Austin, Texas) - See all my reviews

Reviewed by Stephanie Rollins for Reader Views (12/06)

I really do not think that Larry James' book, "Ten Commitments of Networking," is aptly named. Maybe it should be "Networking to Self-Actualization." Regardless, it is a great book. All who are in sales should read it. Even those who just want to better themselves should read it.

"Ten Commitments of Networking" was a breeze to read. The first 1/3 of the book discusses maximizing your potential. I loved that part. James explains that self-actualized people know their purpose. They have passion.

James discusses goals or "specific intentions" as he calls them. He stresses the importance of writing them down. Even more important than goals are purposes. Goals are means to achieve a purpose. Everyone should have a purpose in their life, but James point out that 87% of the public does not have a purpose to their lives.

"We all live our lives like a movie." That statement made me think. Remember the books that would have several different endings. You were able to choose which one you preferred. Life is like that, according to James. "Consider the fact that your life is the way it is because of the choices you have made up to this point."

James defines networking as, "using your creative talents to help others achieve their goals as you cultivate a network of people strategically positioned to support you in your goals.....expecting nothing in return!" He does not mention the golden rule, but it is the underlying point. Get people to remember you and like you by being nice. What a great concept. Don't you wish more people believed in it?

James mentions practical ways of increasing one's networking skills. I will be sure to use many of the suggested tips. The chapter "Post Quips" was inspiring. It was a few pages of quotations from James and others that are thought-provoking.

All-in-all, "Ten Commitments of Networking" is a great book. I loved it. Anyone in sales will benefit from the practical tips. Self-employed people will find means to increase their brand. Larry James is like a coach for those who have to promote themselves. As he has written, "Good coaches bring out the best in people."

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Complete Guide for a Successful Life, August 7, 2006

By	Patricia A. Hamilton (Pacific Grove, CA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I thought I was only going to read about how to best network my business at my local Chamber of Commerce functions. Instead, I was treated to a mature man's wit and wisdom for living a successful, happy life. In the Acknowledgments! I was surprised to find Werner Erhard, one of my personal champions, mentioned. I knew then I was in for some surprises and I wasn't disappointed. Larry James has distilled his own experience of a lifetime, hundreds of books and thousands of sayings into clear and helpful advice that, if followed, can lead one out of inertia and into the successful arena of winners-neatly summarized as his chapter titles: Blueprint Your Life! Accept Responsibility! Be Coachable! show Up! Be Yourself! Pay Attention! Contribute! As for What You Want! Say "Thank You!" Stay Connected! Landmark Education, another of Erhard's brainstorms, is also beautifully and creatively encapsulated in James' book. The principles taught here can take a lifetime of study and investigation. Buy this book and get it all quickly, follow it to the letter, and you will be excited about every day of your life, creating it consciously, from now on.

5.0 out of 5 stars "Helping Others Help Themselves", September 5, 2007

By	Delma Luben "Author/poet/editor" (Tucson, Arizona) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The Ten Committments of Networking is a college course in human relations, and a bottomless pit of information for success in business --specifics,not generalities--detailed guidelines for progress whatever your goal. Included also are two special bonuses for aspiring authors: a list of up-to-date websites for networking, and a "must read" list of books by recognized leaders in the game of life.
In compiling this book from his extendsive experience in all areas of
communication, Larry James makes a significant contribution to progress in human, as well as business, relations.