Are you one of those determined individuals who demand more from life? If so, a network can make it happen -- you can add value to your life by increasing your value to others. And Fred Smith can tell you how to do it.

Businessman, consultant, and lecturer, Fred Smith combines business expertise with Christian values and integrity as he presents the dynamics and the mechanics of networking -- a system of "organized assistance."

You and Your Network is a distillation of a lifetime of experience, opinion, and truth, concisely and humorously written in a way which won't be forgotten -- a road map for success.

Table of Contents

I. Joy for the Journey

II. The People in Your Network

--Introduction
--1. YOU -- the person you mean to be
--2. YOUR HEROES -- someone to look up to
--3. YOUR MODELS -- choose them carefully
--4. YOUR MENTORS -- theyll keep you growing
--5. YOUR PEERS -- winning the peer-pressure game
--6. YOUR ENEMIES -- they really can be a blessing
--7. YOUR FRIENDS -- vital buttresses for our lives
--8. YOUR FAMILY -- the ultimate measuring of relationships

III. Keeping the Lilt in Life

About Fred Smith:
Fred Smith, Sr. currently mentors executives and professional individuals. Zig Ziglar dedicated a recent book to him saying, “He is the best and wisest teacher I have ever met.”

For twenty years he has been a contributing editor for Leadership Journal and has authored three books: You and Your Network, Learning to Lead, and Leading with Integrity. He has lectured in twenty universities and spoken for business conferences both nationally and internationally. He has received two honorary doctorates.

Among his numerous recognitions for contributions to management and leadership are the Lawrence Appley Award given by the American Management Association, The Life Worth Living Award given by the Crystal Cathedral, the Australian Calilip Gold Medallion, and the INJOY Catalyst Award for Lifetime Achievement.

Smith was Vice President of Operations for Gruen Watch Company, consultant to Mobil, Caterpillar and GENESCO before establishing his food packaging brokerage firm in Dallas, Texas.

Fred and his wife Mary Alice have been married sixty-five years, have three children, six grandchildren and three great grandsons.

His special passion is interesting conversation.