Have
you ever tried to pick someone up because you thought they were cute or
attractive? Has anyone ever tried
to pick you up because they found something about you attractive?
How
about taking the approach of picking someone up in a social setting and using
that same strategy to attract the business contacts you’re looking for?
Let
me tell you what happened to me...
I
was on the subway in New York City and had gotten off at my usual stop to go to
my apartment on the Upper West side. As
I was walking, I detected someone’s footsteps getting louder and heard a
well-dressed man saying hello to me. I
said hello back to him and we started to talk.
He told me that he had noticed me on the subway and he had
to say hello and introduce himself.
In
the past, I might have ignored a guy like this because he was a complete
stranger. But because I was single
at the time, thought he was attractive, and liked his approach, I started to
talk with him. He had approached me
in an easy-going manner, with a nice smile, and a pleasant voice.
We started to talk about living in Manhattan and what we did for a
living.
Gradually,
I began to feel more comfortable —actually, impressed—with him, and I
praised him for approaching me. I told him that most people never take a chance
to meet someone new because they’re too scared of rejection.
He
agreed.
I
later learned that this guy had gone out of his way to say hello because he
usually got off the subway 30 blocks away!
This
approach taught me that ANYONE can be successful at meeting people, whether it
be personal or business — if they know the correct strategies to follow.
Let
me explain to you what the guy in my story did right and how you can make this
same approach work for you when you approach someone in business. Simply follow
these 10 strategies:
Look professional and carry yourself well. The man who came up to me dressed well and looked professional. If he had been dressed like a bum and had no front teeth, I would have reacted to him differently. If people don’t know ...
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