How I make friends with BILLIONAIRES [5 Steps]
Summary
- Always remember people's names when you meet them. Repeat their name frequently in the conversation to show respect and ensure that it sticks with you.
- Get contact information immediately and send a playful text that includes both your name and something memorable about the conversation to establish rapport and make a lasting impression.
- Always provide value first, without soliciting anything in return. Seek ways to help others based on what you learn about them, enhancing their lives while increasing their respect for you.
- Say yes to the first request for a meeting or interaction. Prioritize accommodating this initial connection because people might not ask again, and it's crucial to seize that first opportunity to build a relationship.
- Never ask for anything in return. Instead, share a problem you're facing in conversation. This encourages the other person to offer assistance out of their own will, reinforcing a bond of reciprocity and mutual support.
These networking principles have been pivotal in forming valuable relationships and opportunities throughout my career.
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How To Take Action
I would suggest implementing these steps to build a powerful network:
Remember Names: When you meet someone, repeat their name often during the conversation. It shows you care and helps you remember it later.
Exchange Contact Information: Get their contact info right away. Send them a text with something funny from your conversation so they'll remember you. Include their name and yours in the text.
Offer Value First: Listen during conversations and figure out how you can help the person. Then do something helpful for them without them asking for it. It could be as simple as sending them a helpful article or introducing them to someone.
Say Yes to the First Meeting: If someone asks to meet up, do your best to say yes. People might not ask again, so take that first chance to connect.
Don't Ask for Anything: Instead of asking for help, talk about a challenge you're facing. Often, the other person will offer to help on their own.
These actions are simple, don't cost much, and can really help you build relationships that are strong and genuine. They are key to forming valuable connections that can last a lifetime and open doors for you. Remember, it's about improving their lives as well as yours.
Quotes by Alex Hormozi
"Whenever someone introduces themselves you always want to remember their name"
– Alex Hormozi
"Always provide value first, unsolicited"
– Alex Hormozi
"Always say yes to the first ask"
– Alex Hormozi
"Never ask for anything"
– Alex Hormozi
"If you really want to truly build a great network, you have to give first"
– Alex Hormozi
Full Transcript
would you like to know how to network with millionaires and billionaires well having now met a lot of uh billionaires in my life and tried to build my own network of cool and interesting people um i continue to get questions on this channel about how to do that and so i wrote down kind of five rules that i have kind of lived by and you know my wife jokes about this she's like alex is the networker of uh you know between us and a lot of the things that i've had happen in my life that have been good have happened as a result of a conversation or connection that i've had from someone i've met randomly right and so i think that there's something to be said for having a deliberate process for networking without seeming like a skis right which is just like how can i meet cool people and just improve their lives while also improving my life i know the saying like your net worth is your network is your net worth i'm not sure how much i believe that but i do think that a lot of the big things in my life happened as a result of other people all right so here are the five rules uh that i will share with you that and there's two of them that are really really good uh number like four and five that i i highly highly recommend and i don't hear anyone else say all right so the first one really simple is whenever someone introduces themselves you always want to make sure that you remember their name right and so what i do is whenever i shake someone's hand i say their name and i keep saying it at like the beginning of every sentence i say um and i do it that way because i want to say it like 10 times throughout the conversation and it'll stick with me and i'm usually pretty good at remembering names and people remember that it's the favorite word in the in in whatever language someone's in their own name is their favorite word to hear all right and so you want to say it to them as much as you can because then they will know that you cared and you gave them respect and made them feel more important all right so number one is you always remember the name and you say them a lot of times number two you've got to get the contact info and otherwise like you know you're not going to actually have the network so what i do when i get someone's uh contact info is i immediately text them and i text them some sort of funny anecdote about myself or the conversation we were just having right and so for me it might be like i'll say their name and my name in the text because sometimes you forget to save the contact all right uh so it's like alex from mosey uh mustache gym guy right or something like that right i would say something in that in that vein and then i would say uh nice to meet you and then you know sam gamgee whatever right and so by doing that they see i see both names are there they know relevant stats about me and if you want to be extra bonus put their stuff in there too um furniture dude whatever right and so that way you won you gained rapport with them early on two you got their contact info and the thing is is when they look back at that text thread later if you can get them to laugh a little bit they'll remember oh yeah that was that cool guy or that funny or you know that that dude was relatively upbeat and pleasant so uh i would like to contact him again in the future right now rule number three always provide value first unsolicited all right so this is a key point if you had a conversation the con the goal of the conversation should be to figure out how you can provide value to the person not what that person can do for you all right it's a big one the goal and if you really want to truly build a great network you have to give first and you have to give it unsolicited all right so it's like hey i know you were talking about this i pulled up a bunch of these suppliers that i've worked with in the past i thought this might be valuable for you and honestly the more work you do in this unsolicited give the more people respect you and want to do business with you and keep you in their lives because you provided value first all right it's a key point you provided value first sorry about the smudgy weird ass camera rule number four and this is the biggest one this is like my biggest secret to uh networking so write this down always say yes to the first ask all right always say yes to the first ask the reason it's so important is that people like people aren't going to try a lot of times to be your friend if you met up at a a at a networking event or you met at a mastermind or you met it at something right and the neck the first ask be like hey let's touch base next week on a zoom or hey let's meet up in person or hey i'm in i'm in town where you're at you want to grab lunch i always do everything in my power to say yes to the first ass which means that sometimes i'll move stuff that's already there to accommodate the first meetup all right because i have learned this and i learned this really early in my life that people only ask once and most times if you don't get that first ask they'll never ask you again right and so we want to take advantage of now if you're on the asking side the key is to ask many many many times right but if you're on the receiving end say yes to the first ask so the two sides of that one are say yes to the first ask and if you're the one who's asking ask multiple times because sometimes life comes up and sometimes the people uh that will end up being huge players in your life later sometimes they just get busy and it has nothing to do with you rule four always say yes to the first ask and rule number five never ask for anything just don't do it because they'll immediately assume that you are trying to use them for something all right and so if anything if you if you need help on something and you're hoping that someone will help you then what you can do is when you're catching up you can describe a problem that you're currently dealing with if you have any level of rapport this person wants to have a continued relationship with you they will usually offer help to help you out all right and so what you can do is don't ask them for anything you can describe a problem that you're dealing with and talk about it and then usually they will they will make a reasonable ask and this is why giving first is important because people are reciprocal in nature if you give and you give well and you give unsolicited early and you never ask for anything people will find a way to give back to you unless the person really doesn't want to be your friend in which case you don't need to be friends with them because at the end of the day if you want to have a network that you actually enjoy then you want to network with cool people who you know are reciprocal in nature and want to give back too so those are the five rules for networking that have served me very well the last two especially are probably the most important which is never you know always always say yes to the first ask or ask multiple times if it's you um and never ask for anything uh inter from them because then they will always see you as a positive force of giving that is always just helping them out and they will be more inclined uh to to to build a relationship with you in the future and want to do business with you all right so there's the five rules for networking uh mosey nation uh keep being awesome if you guys don't know who i am uh my name is oxfosi on acquisition.com with about 85 million a year so keep being awesome i make these videos a lot of people broke and i want to be one of them all right see you next video bye
