Hang Around with People who Get Shit Done
Dude totally buries the lede.<p>You gain respect from others who get shit done by <i>getting shit done</i>.  It's not just important to hang around folks who do things, you need to participate in the community by doing things yourself.<p>The advice "hang around people who do things" and "dump people who don't do things" is very much losing the forest for the trees.