I'm giving you back some time this week, but I'm asking a favor...Happy Leap Day everyone! I've been on a tear lately with these preambles so I decided that this week I would make it short. But in return, I am asking you to do something:Open the contacts on your phone, find 5 people with whom you have not connected in at least 6 months, and check in with them via text.No agenda. No asks. No business or fake pleasantries. No judging or apologizing. Just a simple kind text checking in and seeing how they are doing.I'll make it even more simple for you -- copy and paste this:Hey! It's been a while and I just thought I'd let you know I was thinking about you. How are you doing?In the time you would usually use to read this intro, you can copy, paste and send 5 texts EASY. And then go about your day. Maybe you get an immediate response. Maybe you don't. Maybe you get no response at all. It really doesn't matter.We all have things going on in our lives and in our bubbles -- much more than others know or we share on social media. These things can create distance between us, our personal relationships, and even our own feelings. But what ultimately connects us is our humanity.Hearing that someone else is simply thinking about them, particularly at a time when they may not necessarily be thinking about themselves, makes people feel good! And, equally as important, reaching out to someone to check in also reminds us of our own humanity -- which is inherently good for us too. The cost to do so really is minimal -- but the ROI on that empathetic gesture is enormous.Try it. Keep it simple. Have no expectations. Life is too short for us to forget what connects us. Let me know how it works out.Some great stuff below -- I found the Last Word article to be particularly interesting on a number of levels. Have a good weekend everyone!XOXODave
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Friends of Dave #166: Checking In
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I'm giving you back some time this week, but I'm asking a favor...Happy Leap Day everyone! I've been on a tear lately with these preambles so I decided that this week I would make it short. But in return, I am asking you to do something:Open the contacts on your phone, find 5 people with whom you have not connected in at least 6 months, and check in with them via text.No agenda. No asks. No business or fake pleasantries. No judging or apologizing. Just a simple kind text checking in and seeing how they are doing.I'll make it even more simple for you -- copy and paste this:Hey! It's been a while and I just thought I'd let you know I was thinking about you. How are you doing?In the time you would usually use to read this intro, you can copy, paste and send 5 texts EASY. And then go about your day. Maybe you get an immediate response. Maybe you don't. Maybe you get no response at all. It really doesn't matter.We all have things going on in our lives and in our bubbles -- much more than others know or we share on social media. These things can create distance between us, our personal relationships, and even our own feelings. But what ultimately connects us is our humanity.Hearing that someone else is simply thinking about them, particularly at a time when they may not necessarily be thinking about themselves, makes people feel good! And, equally as important, reaching out to someone to check in also reminds us of our own humanity -- which is inherently good for us too. The cost to do so really is minimal -- but the ROI on that empathetic gesture is enormous.Try it. Keep it simple. Have no expectations. Life is too short for us to forget what connects us. Let me know how it works out.Some great stuff below -- I found the Last Word article to be particularly interesting on a number of levels. Have a good weekend everyone!XOXODave