In Part 12 of the Who or What Series, on the only Business Networking Podcast on iTunes, Jay Papasan, co-author of The One Thing, Albert Preciado from The Mortgage Guys, and David Burkus author of Friend of a Friend explain to your host Travis Chappell whether they believe that who you know or what you know is more important and why. Episode Highlights: – Jay Papasan – You want a short path to people who do things that are remarkable. – Know who you determine wealth for and who are your wealth determiners. – If you can’t afford to hire a bunch of mentors, use resources like YouTube to get their insight. – Albert Preciado – You can’t know anything but just know people, you have to put in the work. – Build yourself first so you have something to show when you meet a potential mentor. – Albert’s adversity growing up contributed in a large part to his success. – Albert focused on systems and people’s strengths and weaknesses to build teams. – David Burkus – “It’s not what you know it’s who you know” is actually really good news. – We need to redefine networking and understand the network that’s already around you. – If you have a Facebook account you’re only 2-3 degrees of separation from most people. – What a good follow-up system should look like. – We need to be intentional about all of our relationships, even the least ones in our network.3 Key Points: 1. Information is always accessible and you can learn from people’s lives and journeys. 2. Overcoming adversity can be a big contributor to success. 3. We need to be intentional about all of our relationships, even the least ones.Tweetable Quotes: – “If you just know a bunch of people and never take the next step you won’t get very far.” -Jay – “Adversity is where we learn life’s greatest lessons.” -Travis – “We’re better off getting as many possible introductions in the beginning and then narrow down.” -DavidResources Mentioned: – Visit Travis’ website at Buildyournetwork.co – Learn more about mentorships and masterminds for FREE at freemmcourse.com/enroll – Explode Your Network at travischappell.com/explode – Book Recommendation: The One Thing by Jay Papasan & Gary Keller – Book Recommendation: Friend of a Friend by David Burkus – Share family stories in an easy and fun way and get $20 off of your order with Storyworth.com/travis or enter TRAVIS at checkout. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacyAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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