The potential to realize influence through networks varies, in part, based on how close to or far away from others you are in a particular network. The greater the number of indirect connections (i.e., degrees of separation) linking you to other people in a network, the less likely you will be able to reach, and therefore exercise influence over, those people. Beyond three degrees of separation (a friend of a friend of a friend), the potential to realize influence through networks is virtually nil. The graphs below report the average distance (degrees of separation) between you and everyone else in the reference group network. Lower values indicate greater influence potential.