I wanted to take the time out today and try and motivate some people to really take control.

Every now and then I am asked the question, “how do I raise money?” Everywhere you look there are people suggesting to buy this or invest there. Not everybody has an extra stack of cash stored somewhere, so how can somebody start their own business or begin investing with very little of their own money?

I’m sure everybody has heard the sayings “its not what you know but who you know” or “its not what you do but who does it for you.” Contrary to what many people may think, most of the successful people you hear about today got to that level because of their great networking skills. Do you think they all started with a million dollars in the bank?

Six Degrees of Seperation

Thats all fine and dandy but how does one person go about finding money? If you don’t have it, then what is the likelihood someone around you will, right? WRONG! There a idea called six degrees of separation, and it really does work.

You’d be pretty surprised if you took the time to see who knows who. Some of my best connections include:

• Two degrees to Ambani family
• Two degrees to court-side seats at a Lakers game (which I plan to capitalize in the near future)
• Three degrees to Britney Spears (it seemed awesome a couple years ago)

and they don’t end there. When I really break it down, the amount of different CEO’s and moneymakers I could connect with seem pretty vast.

It Only Takes One

Now think if you could manage to get a hold of that one person. The man/woman who doesn’t back away from giving somebody a chance. After all, if you have a great skill, idea, or business to invest in, then hopefully you are able to sell the greatness to him.

If you are able to drag that person in, then imagine what other connections they have. Before you know it, you could have a huge chain of investors lining up to help you out.

Help doesn’t always have to come in the form of money. It can be advice, connections, and/or resources.

What kind of connections are you able to dig up?

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