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George Porter was a waiter at the hotel, and it stands to reason that there was no need for William Astor to serve William Astor when the hotel was fully booked. However, it is precisely because he values connections, does not ignore anyone, nor neglects any opportunity to help others, and is enthusiastic about everyone, and does everything perfectly, which ultimately brings great rewards.

It's like the compounding effect in economics, at first, you invest a little, but as long as you hold it long enough, then you will definitely get a huge return for yourself.

Here's a true story that happened in the United States:

One stormy night, an elderly couple walked into the lobby of a hotel and wanted to stay for the night. The night waiter at the helpless hotel said: "I'm very sorry, today's room has been fully booked by the group who came to the meeting in the morning. In normal times, I would send you two to a hostel that would be used to support you when there are no vacant rooms, but I can't imagine that you will be in the wind and rain again, so why don't you stay in my room? It's not a luxury suite, but it's pretty clean because I have to be on duty and I can stay in the office and rest. ”

The young man was very sincere in making this suggestion. The old couple graciously accepted his suggestion and apologized for the inconvenience caused to the waiter. The next day, when the old gentleman was going to go to the checkout, the counter was still the waiter from last night, and the waiter still said kindly: "The room you stayed in yesterday was not a hotel room, so we will not charge your money, and I hope you and your wife slept peacefully last night!" The old gentleman nodded and praised: "You are every innkeeper's dream employee, maybe I can help you build a hotel another day." ”

A few years later, he received a registered letter from a gentleman describing what had happened that stormy night, along with an invitation and a round-trip ticket to New York. A few days after arriving in Manhattan, the waiter met the traveler at the intersection of 5th and 34th Streets, where a gorgeous new building was standing, and the old gentleman said, "This is the hotel I built for you, and I want you to run it for me, remember?" ”

The waiter was surprised and inexplicable, and suddenly stammered when he spoke: "Do you have any conditions?" Why did you choose me? Who are you? ”

"My name is William Astor, I have no strings, I said, you are exactly what I dream of."

Opened in 1931, the hotel is the most prestigious Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York, and is the first choice for high-level dignitaries from all over the world to visit New York. The waiter who took the job at the time was Gulch Porter, the man who established Waldorf Astoria for the century.

George Porter was a waiter at the hotel, and it stands to reason that there was no need for William Astor to serve William Astor when the hotel was fully booked. However, it is precisely because he values connections, does not ignore anyone, nor neglects any opportunity to help others, and is enthusiastic about everyone, and does everything perfectly, which ultimately brings great rewards.

It's like the compounding effect in economics, at first, you invest a little, but as long as you hold it long enough, then you will definitely get a huge return for yourself.

The same is true for investment networks, perhaps at the beginning, these network resources you have made have not brought you substantial benefits, but as you deepen your relationship, you will understand each other, or the other party's understanding of you will be deepened, and in the process of deepening your understanding, the other party may think that you are a worthy person. It is the change of the other party's concept that may bring you unexpected gains.

Networking is a wonderful thing, it follows the basic common sense of economics, that is, only investment is likely to have a return, even if it is a very inconspicuous small investment, but after the accumulation of time, it may also be exchanged for a large return in the future. So sometimes, don't underestimate those small investments, and before you know it, they can bring big returns.