Reaching out is one of the most powerful things that you can do. Reach out to an old friend. Reach out to someone you met at a conference. Reach out to someone you’re connected to on social media.
Yes, send them an email, a text message, a private message, or call them! Yes, I can hear that voice in your head right now: “But Ann, I haven’t touched base with some of these people in forever… how embarrassing would that be?”
“Worse yet, what if they don’t respond back?”
Oh my, what we can do to ourselves to stop creating connections and relationships with others! The most amazing thing if you choose to reach out? And they do respond? You will actually hear how much you mean to other people even when you’re not constantly chatting with them!
I recently reached out to a woman who saw me speak at a conference. When I speak my goal is to always stay for the conference and be a part of the audience. It helps me to create connections with more people. This woman found me on social media, and we’ve been “connected” but not in touch.
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We had a phone call and it was phenomenal. Although not what I was expecting, she let me know all those years ago that she never forgot me because of how I treated her with simple kindness and respect.
Now we are more deeply connected almost ten years later. And I feel inspired! If you create genuine connections with people, reaching out in simple ways is super easy to do. And oh so worthwhile.
