If you just rely on "knowing people" to get ahead and make a life for yourself, your fate is then in their hands.
My Good Man, the more you know and the more education you have only creates a better life for thyself. ~You don't have to Rely on anyone or have your job, your life in Someone Else's Hands...
...The more you can do for yourself by yourself, the better...
...Haha, my 1st Grade Teacher would be proud: Knowledge is Everything. The More You Posess and Have, the More Oppurtunities (sp?) can, and probably will, flow your way. *Carry On & Good Luck...*