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Why I Decided to Stop Talking and Start Listening
Why It Makes Sense to Stop Talking and Start Listening for Awesome Results
For many years I traveled to New York City twice a year to work with a corporate client. Each time I was able to see a Broadway show — seeing the original cast in Hamilton definitely ranks at or near the top of my list — dine at my favorite eateries and discover some new ones, and just spend time walking the streets of the city that never sleeps. Many years ago I lived in New York and New Jersey for a year and a half and visiting there allows me to relive my past while simultaneously embracing the future.
These trips were also an excellent opportunity for me to get to know some of my online friends, clients, and colleagues more personally. I would invite myself to stay over one night at their home, giving us the afternoon and evening before as well as the following day until I would make my way back into New York City to do my final work for the client. Over more than a decade only two people turned me down for different reasons, neither of which I thought was valid. Each person I reached out to knew I could help them immeasurably by spending this time with them in person, but some people are not open to that possibility so I had to let it go.
It was while I was staying with a client at her home in Connecticut that I came to the…
