Don’t burn bridges that you haven’t crossed. We get so caught up in deciding who means what to us, that we sometimes miss an opportunity to receive from those we don’t know is watching. We want to rub elbows with people in the higher echelons thinking they have more to offer us, when what you need may be in the hands of the small guy standing right next to you. Everyone passes judgment whether they want to admit it or not. How many times have you said to yourself, or someone else, “that person probably won’t even consider me as an option to do business with,” or “what do I have to offer them?” We never know where our next big idea will come from. The person you think is too big or too small to consider your product or service may be the one who challenges your growth. We network with a purpose, which is not always to build relationships. We size people up based on who their friends are. If someone does the same thing as we do, then we hesitate to spend time with them. There is enough space, time and money on this planet for all of us. No one can do YOU like you do YOU!