The mind-set. Becoming a member of the club ; Don't keep score ; What's your mission? ; Connectors' Hall of Fame Profile: Bill Clinton ; Build it before you need it ; The genius of audacity ; The networking jerk ; Connectors' Hall of Fame Profile: Katherine Graham

The skill set. Do your homework ; Take names ; Warming the cold call ; Managing the gatekeeper ... artfully ; Never eat alone ; Share your passions ; Follow up or fail ; Be a conference commando ; Connecting with connectors ; Connectors' Hall of Fame Profile: Paul Revere ; Expanding your circle ; The art of small talk ; Connectors' Hall of Fame Profile: Dale Carnegie

Turning connections into compatriots. Health, wealth, and children ; Social arbitrage ; Connectors' Hall of Fame Profile: Vernon Jordan ; Pinging ... all the time ; Find anchor tenants and feed them

Trading up and giving back. Be interesting ; Connectors' Hall of Fame Profile: Dali Lama ; Build your brand ; Broadcast your brand ; The write stuff ; Getting close to power ; Build it and they will come ; Connectors' Hall of Fame Profile: Benjamin Franklin ; Never give in to Hubris ; Find mentors, find mentees, repeat ; Connectors' Hall of Fame Profile: Eleanor Roosevelt ; Balance is B.S. ; Welcome to the Connected Age.