Skip to Main Content (Press Enter) Toggle side nav
Dig Your Well before You're Thirsty by Harvey Mackay
Add to bookshelf
Add to Bookshelf
Read An Excerpt

Look Inside

Dig Your Well before You're Thirsty

The only networking book you'll ever need

By Harvey Mackay

By Harvey Mackay

By Harvey Mackay
Read by Harvey Mackay

By Harvey Mackay
Read by Harvey Mackay

Best Seller
Paperback $18.00

Feb 16, 1999 | ISBN 9780385485463

Audiobook Download $14.98

Jul 05, 2000 | 375 Minutes

All Formats
+
    Dig Your Well before You're Thirsty by Harvey Mackay
    Paperback $18.00
    Feb 16, 1999 | ISBN 9780385485463

    Buy from Other Retailers:

    See All Formats (1) +

    Paperback
    –

    • Paperback $18.00

      Feb 16, 1999 | ISBN 9780385485463

      Buy from Other Retailers:

    Audio
    +

    Buy the Audiobook Download:

    About Dig Your Well before You’re Thirsty

    Bestselling author Harvey Mackay reveals his techniques for the most essential tool in business–networking, the indispensable art of building contacts.

    Now in paperback, Dig Your Well Before You’re Thirsty is Harvey Mackay’s last word on how to get what you want from the world through networking.  For everyone from the sales rep facing a career-making deal to the entrepreneur in search of capital, Dig Your Well explains how meeting these needs should be no more than a few calls away.  This shrewdly practical book distills Mackay’s wisdom gleaned from years of "swimming with sharks," including:

    What kinds of networks exist
    How to start a network, and how to wring the most from it
    The smart way to downsize your list–who to keep, who to dump
    How to keep track of favors done and favors owed–Is it my lunch or yours?
    What you can do if you are not good at small talk

    Dig Your Well Before You’re Thirsty is a must for anyone who wants to get ahead by reaching out.

    About Dig Your Well before You’re Thirsty

    Bestselling author Harvey Mackay reveals his techniques for the most essential tool in business–networking, the indispensable art of building contacts.

    Now in paperback, Dig Your Well Before You’re Thirsty is Harvey Mackay’s last word on how to get what you want from the world through networking.  For everyone from the sales rep facing a career-making deal to the entrepreneur in search of capital, Dig Your Well explains how meeting these needs should be no more than a few calls away.  This shrewdly practical book distills Mackay’s wisdom gleaned from years of "swimming with sharks," including:

    What kinds of networks exist
    How to start a network, and how to wring the most from it
    The smart way to downsize your list–who to keep, who to dump
    How to keep track of favors done and favors owed–Is it my lunch or yours?
    What you can do if you are not good at small talk

    Dig Your Well Before You’re Thirsty is a must for anyone who wants to get ahead by reaching out.

    Read An Excerpt

    Also by Harvey Mackay

    The Mackay MBA of Selling in the Real World
    Use Your Head to Get Your Foot in the Door
    Fired Up!
    We Got Fired!
    Pushing the Envelope
    See all books by Harvey Mackay

    Also by Harvey Mackay

    The Mackay MBA of Selling in the Real World
    Use Your Head to Get Your Foot in the Door
    Fired Up!
    We Got Fired!
    Pushing the Envelope
    See all books by Harvey Mackay

    About Harvey Mackay

    Harvey Mackay is the author of numerous New York Times bestsellers, in­cluding Swim with the Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive and Beware the Naked Man Who Offers You His Shirt. His books have sold more than ten million copies worldwide,… More about Harvey Mackay

    About Harvey Mackay

    Harvey Mackay is the author of numerous New York Times bestsellers, in­cluding Swim with the Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive and Beware the Naked Man Who Offers You His Shirt. His books have sold more than ten million copies worldwide,… More about Harvey Mackay

    Product Details

    Category: Business | Personal Growth

    Paperback | $18.00
    Published by Currency
    Feb 16, 1999 | 336 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | ISBN 9780385485463

    Category: Business | Personal Growth | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $14.98
    Published by Random House Audio
    Jul 05, 2000 | 375 Minutes | ISBN 9780553751468

    Inspired by Your Browsing History

    Buy other books like Dig Your Well before You’re Thirsty

    ‹ ›
    The Language of Trust
    The Language of Trust
    Gary DeMoss, Scott West, Michael Maslansky and David Saylor
    Powershift
    Powershift
    Alvin Toffler
    Winning Decisions
    Winning Decisions
    Paul J.H. Schoemaker and J. Edward Russo
    Win the Heart
    Win the Heart
    Mark Miller
    Co-Active Leadership, Second Edition
    Co-Active Leadership, Second Edition
    Henry Kimsey-House and Karen Kimsey-House
    The Pocket Idiot's Guide to Performance Appraisal Phrases
    The Pocket Idiot’s Guide to Performance Appraisal Phrases
    Peter Gray and John Carroll
    Halo: Tales from Slipspace
    Halo: Tales from Slipspace
    Various
    Mission in a Bottle
    Mission in a Bottle
    Seth Goldman and Barry Nalebuff
    Justice League Vol. 6: Injustice League (The New 52)
    Justice League Vol. 6: Injustice League (The New 52)
    Geoff Johns
    Alien 3: The Official Movie Novelization
    Alien 3: The Official Movie Novelization
    Alan Dean Foster
    The Artist's Guide to Grant Writing
    The Artist’s Guide to Grant Writing
    Gigi Rosenberg
    The Vaccine Race
    The Vaccine Race
    Meredith Wadman
    The Compass of Pleasure
    The Compass of Pleasure
    David J. Linden
    The Circle Way
    The Circle Way
    Christina Baldwin
    Writing the Mind Alive
    Writing the Mind Alive
    Linda Trichter Metcalf, Ph.D.
    Obliquity
    Obliquity
    John Kay
    The Art of Convening
    The Art of Convening
    Craig Neal
    Answers to Distraction
    Answers to Distraction
    Edward M. Hallowell, M.D. and John J. Ratey, M.D.
    DK Essential Managers: Innovation
    DK Essential Managers: Innovation
    DK
    CAD Monkeys, Dinosaur Babies, and T-Shaped People
    CAD Monkeys, Dinosaur Babies, and T-Shaped People
    Warren Berger
    Green Arrow: Year One
    Green Arrow: Year One
    Andy Diggle
    How To Say It for First-Time Managers
    How To Say It for First-Time Managers
    Jack Griffin
    The Intelligent Negotiator
    The Intelligent Negotiator
    Charles Craver
    Essential Managers Effective Communication
    Essential Managers Effective Communication
    DK
    The Little Typer
    The Little Typer
    Daniel P. Friedman and David Thrane Christiansen
    Coloring DC: Batman-Hush Vol. 1
    Coloring DC: Batman-Hush Vol. 1
    Jeph Loeb
    What More Can I Say?
    What More Can I Say?
    Dianna Booher
    The Book of Useless Information
    The Book of Useless Information
    Noel Botham
    Organized for Success
    Organized for Success
    Stephanie Winston
    Humility Is the New Smart
    Humility Is the New Smart
    Edward D. Hess and Katherine Ludwig
    The Manga Guide to Statistics
    The Manga Guide to Statistics
    Shin Takahashi and Co Ltd Trend
    Original O'Ekaki
    Original O’Ekaki
    Tetsuya Nishio

    Praise

    "A mother lode of timely, hard-earned, bite-size, street-smart golden nuggets– invaluable for job seekers, employed or unemployed."
    –Stephen Covey

    "[Harvey Mackay] joins Bob Townsend (Up the Organization) as master of brief, biting, and brilliant business wit and wisdom."
    –Tom Peters

    Looking for More Great Reads?
    21 Books You’ve Been Meaning to Read
    Get the latest updates from Harvey Mackay
    And go from well-read to best read with book recs, deals and more in your inbox every week.
    And go from well-read to best read with book recs, deals and more in your inbox every week.
    By clicking SIGN UP, I acknowledge that I have read and agree to Penguin Random House’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
    Dismiss
    Thanks!
    Something awesome is on its way.
    Back to Top

    Visit other sites in the Penguin Random House Network

    Raise kids who love to read

    Brightly

    Raise kids who love to read
    Today's Top Books

    Today's Top Books

    Want to know what people are actually reading right now?
    An online magazine for today’s home cook

    TASTE

    An online magazine for today’s home cook