One definition of LEVERAGE; is the strategic advantage; power to act effectively; "relatively small groups can sometimes exert immense political, financial, and spiritual power”. If you have one man work for 45 years the work that he accomplished can be done by 10 men in 4.5 years. This is an example of the power of leveraging. When professionals pool their resources and contacts you can increase the power of your productivity. A great explanation of this is found in Metcalfe’s Law: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metcalfe's_law. This is a lesson that should be studied in depth and has many applications in personal and business success. If you are interested in getting more information on networking and “word of mouth” business generation click on the websites: www.the-team.biz , www.bni-ohio.com, or www.cbn-network.org. Leverage is the only way you can reach the kind of financial freedom that has been achieved by millionaires such as Jim Rohn, Robert Kiyosaki and Orrin Woodward.