I always have something to talk about because there is alway someone I can talk up. There’s the friend who finished project X yesterday, the crazy beekeeper, the youtuber who makes songs out of any object imaginable, the coworker who is there for me, the coworker who balances the other by giving me a hard time, and the readers who view my blog. They are all awesome and I could go on and on about them and countless others.
And I do. That’s how I find them opportunities left and right. It’s not just me either.
Another coworker (not mentioned above) just told the story of how a family member owns a chain of hotels and was talking to one frequent traveller about her daughter; that the daughter is an artist when it comes to pastries and wants to go to the Art Institute of Chicago. The mother showed the traveller pictures of her talent and immediately, he pulled out a card and said that the daughter has an interview for admission whenever she wants.
Not saying it’s impossible to talk yourself up to an opportunity, it’s just a lot more easier, heartfelt, and self-enlightening to talk someone else up to an opportunity.
Stay Positive & You Never Know Who You’re Talking To (or what they have to offer)
Garth E. Beyer
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