What I Learned About Influence After Having 2,000 Famous People Cook Me Dinner

Everything we’re doing to develop meaningful relationships is wrong

Former CIA officer Darell Blocker being interviewed by Jon Levy at a 2019 event. Photo courtesy of The Glenlivet.

In my twenties, I received some of the worst advice of my life: “If you want to succeed, you need to network.” Since I had no money or status, I took this standard approach. I showed up at every networking event…