Personal Branding Tip 053 · Relationships
Ask About Their Life First
In your next three conversations, ask about the other person’s family, life and future before talking business. Note what you share.
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Why It Works
The Law of Connection: questions about someone’s life surface common ground and make them feel they have known you for years.
Where It Comes From
- Category
- Relationships: The people who know you, and the people they know.
- In the Series
- Tip 53 of 365. One tip leads each day, in order, and the cycle begins again after the last.
Relationships
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Tip 061 · RelationshipsPost a Friend AppreciationThis week, share a photo with one friend and write, in public, what you admire about them. Name one specific thing they taught you.
Tip 065 · RelationshipsRetrace How Strangers Became FriendsThink of one stranger who became a close friend or mentor. Write down what grew the bond, then repeat one of those steps with someone new.
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