Give and Take: WHY HELPING OTHERS DRIVES OUR SUCCESS

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that favor adding rather than claiming or trading value, expanding the pie for all involved. When they
truly need help, givers can reconnect with dormant ties, receiving novel assistance from near-
forgotten but trusted sources. “I’ll sum up the key to success in one word: generosity,” writes Keith
Ferrazzi. “If your interactions are ruled by generosity, your rewards will follow suit.” Perhaps it’s not
a coincidence that Ivan Misner, the founder and chairman of BNI, the world’s largest business
networking organization, needs just two words to describe his guiding philosophy: “Givers gain.”
After years of rearranging the letters in his name, Adam Rifkin has settled on the perfect anagram:
I Find Karma.

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