The fundamentals of success in this life and our work don't change. And for thousands of years (go read the letters from the Apostle Paul and the proverbs of King Solomon) great men have shared these not so secret secrets.
After first launching my marketing business, I attended numerous network events as a powerful way to drum up new paid projects. Somewhere along the way, I was lucky enough to win complimentary participation in a Dale Carnegie course on winning friends and influencing people.