Quote: (07-15-2017 12:12 AM)crdr Wrote:
Quote: (07-14-2017 11:59 PM)FFL Wrote:
You don't make money hanging around with money.
You don't build a successful business hanging around people with successful businesses.
Their money is not your money unless you're an (accredited) investor with something to offer.
It is true if you hang out with shit that you begin to smell like it - but it is NOT true that if you hang out with money you'll begin to make it.
If you want to break into high society networks invest your hard earned dollars into attending events they attend (polo matches, equestrian events, car shows, yacht shows, ect... but do not make it a point as to why you're there. Better to just say the event sucks and you're entertaining a friends request to attend because most of them are very boring.
Make friends with the attendees via capturing a open spot where people can rest their legs after an hour of bullshitting and don't even think to talk about doing business together ever.
Talk about whatever interest you and if one of them bites at one of your interest let them speak. If not just ignore them and don't pretend to care about anything their saying.
Say exactly who you are whether it be a tow truck driver or investment banker and treat everyone as if you don't give a shit who they are or what they do. Be relaxed, funny, real and uncaring of how someone might feel about you no matter who they are.
As soon as you let off a scent that you're uncomfortable and networking. Anyone that is worth getting to know will smell it a mile away and depending on how predatory they are will either use your insecurities against you and play nice to milk some resources, labor or whatever else you have to offer out of you or ignore you entirely and have nothing to do with you which are usually the ones you want to get to know. The ones that ignore people are usually the ones the most to offer in a networking sense. They are not ignoring to be dicks they are quiet because they have had enough ass kissing in one day for most people lifetimes.
Hang around the quiet people at these events and keep your trap shut yourself. You'll be surprised how many of the useful ones will look around and find another human not at the event to bullshit. If you appear not to give a shit like the other successful ones i.e. keeping your business cards in your pocket you might find yourself invited to some after hours or after event things.
Reading this, I don't know why I went to University, I don't know why I bother to make money. I don't know why anyone bothers to make money. You just need to squat around yachting events and hang around the quiet people and you're in their entourage....
This is some Silver Bullet Bullshit! Haha.
I actually said the opposite of what you're insinuating and I said nothing about University nor squatting at events geared to the wealthier classes.
You should focus on making your own money first and socially acclimating into high net worth circles which is a add on to being able to afford to attend events high net worth people attend.
What I was also saying is people want to hang out with like personalities. Not ass kissing leeches.
It'll show pretty quickly if you're attempting to make a friendship based on them only benefiting you, your ego and your dick. And I can promise you it'll not last as long as you might imagine it would.
Good on you getting an education and focusing on building wealth for yourself. That's what real men do.