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Honorée Corder: Author. Empire Builder. Publishing Strategist.

Give, Give, Give: How the Law of Reciprocity Actually Works

Published 3 days ago • 1 min read

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We've all heard, Ask and ye shall receive. (Matthew 7:7).

But what about: Give, give, give, and you'll receive so much you'll need a bigger place to put it?

That's how the Law of Reciprocity works.

It's sometimes hard to need something (money, clients, goods, services, opportunities) and yet focus on giving to others. And yet we know all about it (sometimes it's called karma).

In business networking, it's an easy concept to remember and do: discover what someone needs and take action to help them—even imperfectly—which activates the Law of Reciprocity naturally.

Here's what true and counterintuitive: where you give isn't always where you receive. In fact, it almost never comes back. Your job is to do what you can to help others, and the goodness will flow back your way from unexpected places.

Remember: give without keeping score or expecting anything in return from the recipient, and you're going to find some pretty generous rewards come your way.

You're not going to be surprised I talk all about this in my book, Business Networking. Get it here if you haven't already: https://amzn.to/4a27rS5 -- it also makes a great stocking stuffer or anonymous gift for a less-than-awesome networker you know. 🤓

Thanks to everyone who's bought the book and a high five to those who've left one of the 29 5-star reviews. Appreciate you so much!

I'll be back in your inbox tomorrow.

Honorée Corder.
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