Never Eat Alone：And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time

Doyouwanttogetaheadinlife?Climbtheladdertopersonalsuccess?Thesecret,masternetworkerKeithFerrazziclaims,isinreachingouttootherpeople.AsFerrazzidiscoveredearlyinlife,whatdistinguisheshighlysuccessfulpeoplefromeveryoneelseisthewaytheyusethepowerofrelationships-sothateveryonewins.InNeverEatAlone,Ferrazzilaysoutthespecificsteps-andinnermindset-heusestoreachouttoconnectwiththethousandsofcolleagues,friends,andassociatesonhisRolodex,peoplehehashelpedandwhohavehelpedhim.Thesonofasmall-townsteelworkerandacleaninglady,FerrazzifirstusedhisremarkableabilitytoconnectwithotherstopavethewaytoascholarshipatYale,aHarvardMBA,andseveraltopexecutiveposts.Notyetoutofhisthirties,hedevelopedanetworkofrelationshipsthatstretchedfromWashington'scorridorsofpowertoHollywood'sA-list,leadingtohimbeingnamedoneofCrain's40Under40andselectedasaGlobalLeaderforTomorrowbytheDavosWorldEconomicForum.Ferrazzi'sformofconnectingtotheworldaroundhimisbasedongenerosity,helpingfriendsconnectwithotherfriends.Ferrazzidistinguishesgenuinerelationship-buildingfromthecrude,desperateglad-handlingusuallyassociatedwith"networking."Hethendistillshissystemofreachingouttopeopleintopractical,provenprinciples.Amongthem:Don'tkeepscore:It'sneversimplyaboutgettingwhatyouwant.It'saboutgettingwhatyouwantandmakingsurethatthepeoplewhoareimportanttoyougetwhattheywant,too."Ping"constantly:TheInsandOutsofreachingouttothoseinyourcircleofcontactsallthetime-notjustwhenyouneedsomething.Nevereatalone:Thedynamicsofstatusarethesamewhetheryou'reworkingatacorporationorattendingasocietyevent-"invisibility"isafateworsethanfailure.Inthecourseofthebook,Ferrazzioutlinesthetimelessstrategiessharedbytheworld'smostconnectedindividuals,fromKatherineGrahamtoBillClinton,VernonJordantotheDalaiLama.Chockfullofspecificadviceonhandlingrejection,gettingpastgatekeepers,becominga"conferencecommando,"andmore,NeverEatAloneisdestinedtotakeitsplacealongsideHowtoWinFriendsandInfluencePeopleasaninspirationalclassic.《别独自用餐》是基思·法拉奇和塔尔·雷兹的第一部作品，多次再版，畅销欧美多个国家。在书中法拉奇用他的亲身经历讲述了一个来自贫穷家庭的孩子，从给人当球童起就悟出了人际交往和人脉对成功的重要性。这让他在寻求和接受别人帮助的同时，也热情地帮助需要帮助的人，以此形成良好的社交圈。这让他从一个小镇上默默无闻的孩子，成为人才济济的哈佛商学院一员，又成为全美顶尖的职业经理人，后又创建法拉奇绿讯营销咨询顾问公司（FerrazziGreenlight）。除了才华和天赋，任何成功还源于人们在世界中丰富的情感联系。《别独自用餐》告诉读者：如何根据自己的个性和特点，建立自己的圈子，提升自己的社交圈，实现自己的职业发展；就许多问题给出了具体的可操作的建议，比如在一次会议、一次聚餐或一次偶然联系中建立双方关系的方法。《别独自用餐》“著名交际案例”部分介绍了众多知名人士的社交案例，包括比尔·克林顿、富兰克林·德拉诺·罗斯福、凯瑟琳·格兰姆、戴尔·卡内基、本杰明·富兰克林和弗农·乔丹等。《别独自用餐》通俗易懂，各种事例贯穿其中，读起来胜似一本故事书。适合多种职业和年龄层的读者。对商场上和政界的读者很值得借鉴；对刚走出校门的大学生也会有帮助；还可做为教育孩子的一点参考，帮助孩子从小知道“成功的路上，不可能一个人达到顶峰，你需要寻求和得到别人的帮助”的道理。