It’s the people we hardly know, and not our closest friends, who will improve our lives most dramatically

Social Media isn't about reach as much as it is about "reach out".

Networking is not about just connecting people. It’s about connecting people with people, people with ideas, and people with opportunities.

We might not know we are seeking people who best enrich our lives, but somehow on a deep subconscious level we absolutely are. Whether the bond is temporary or permanent, whether it succeeds or fails, fate is simply a configuration of choices that combine with others to shape the relationships that surround us. We cannot choose our family, but we can choose our friends, and we sometimes, before we even meet them.

Steal with your eyes.

If there is no fate and our interactions depend on such a complex system of chance encounters, what potentially important connections do we fail to make? What life changing relationships or passionate and lasting love affairs are lost to chance?