The very first step to building your social capital is realising the value of social resources

Once that is understood — the rest is straight-forward

 

The rest is straight-forward:

—you gather valuable resources

—you offer your own resources in exchange (nothing’s free)

 

When you don’t understand the value of social resources — you will basically not care.

That’s most people’s problem. They don’t consciously realise the importance of a powerful network. Therefore they neglect their social contacts and fail to capitalise on social opportunities

 

When you don’t understand that the value binds EVERY relationship together — your relationships will crumble

You will ask for value without giving — which is not a kind of relationship which can last

Or your value will be inadequate to the value you’re deriving from the relationship — in which case the arrangement won’t last either

When you understand that it’s value which binds every relationship together — you take it upon yourself to provide adequate value to every relationship you have

 

Realise the value of social capital

THINGS are made by human individuals and human groups

INFORMATION circulates between people

Social capital is as valuable as wealth

 

Mind you social capital has little to do with social networks

The reciprocal relationship is a quality independent of cultural or technological circumstances

Tools can help facilitate the pre-existing arrangement — but are not what creates it

YOU create relationships with people

Technology can facilitate it

Or ruin it

The latter is commonly the case these days — as global connectivity gave us illusion of building meaningful networks and relationships — while in actuality these connections are not bound by mutual interest, values, value exchange, responsibility

 

Therefore realise the value of social capital

Realise what social capital is or isn’t

It’s not your friends on facebook mind you

Build wealth in this area of your life