I made these two posts a few days ago:
GOLD - Save Yourself Years Of Frustration; It Worked For Me!
GOLD - Save Yourself Years Of Frustration; It Worked For Me!
But I feel this question is deserving of its own thread, because there are hardly any threads about it.
I get the philosophy. Forget about money, and just start helping people. It seems easy enough, right?
Yes, and at the same time, No.
Here is my take on it (taken from my two posts):
For instance, do I walk into a Stop and Shop, go up to some random customer, and ask them if there is a problem they need help with?
What if they decide to say, in a rude manner, something like "Yeah, you can help carry my bags to the car."
Or what if they look at you weird, or think you're some kind of creep?
So what I'm really asking is, how do you go about asking or finding out people's problems?
Going up to random strangers, people are going to look at you odd, or think you have an ulterior motive, or that you are trying to sell them something.
Aside from asking people about their problems on the Internet, or browsing forums and seeing what people are complaining about, and trying to find a solution to their problems, the only other way I see of finding about people's problems is just getting out there and asking them. This means going into stores, like Walmart, Stop and Shop, Home Depot, etc.
Do I just have to get over my fear of walking up to strangers and outright asking them?
And am I really the only one that feels this way?
I was let go from my job over two weeks ago, and I don't really know many people personally, that I can help. So aside from going out to the bookstore, and reading and doing research online, I don't know how to go about asking people about what their problems are. Yes, I'm an introvert, and I'm okay when I talk to people. I've been told that I connect real well with people. But most of the people I've dealt with in the real world, was at my job. I worked for Walmart, so I dealt with so many people on a daily basis. I have had a ton of customer compliments throughout the years.
I really wish there were more threads addressing this issue.
Thank you for taking the time to read this thread.
GOLD - Save Yourself Years Of Frustration; It Worked For Me!
GOLD - Save Yourself Years Of Frustration; It Worked For Me!
But I feel this question is deserving of its own thread, because there are hardly any threads about it.
I get the philosophy. Forget about money, and just start helping people. It seems easy enough, right?
Yes, and at the same time, No.
Here is my take on it (taken from my two posts):
For instance, do I walk into a Stop and Shop, go up to some random customer, and ask them if there is a problem they need help with?
What if they decide to say, in a rude manner, something like "Yeah, you can help carry my bags to the car."
Or what if they look at you weird, or think you're some kind of creep?
So what I'm really asking is, how do you go about asking or finding out people's problems?
Going up to random strangers, people are going to look at you odd, or think you have an ulterior motive, or that you are trying to sell them something.
Aside from asking people about their problems on the Internet, or browsing forums and seeing what people are complaining about, and trying to find a solution to their problems, the only other way I see of finding about people's problems is just getting out there and asking them. This means going into stores, like Walmart, Stop and Shop, Home Depot, etc.
Do I just have to get over my fear of walking up to strangers and outright asking them?
And am I really the only one that feels this way?
I was let go from my job over two weeks ago, and I don't really know many people personally, that I can help. So aside from going out to the bookstore, and reading and doing research online, I don't know how to go about asking people about what their problems are. Yes, I'm an introvert, and I'm okay when I talk to people. I've been told that I connect real well with people. But most of the people I've dealt with in the real world, was at my job. I worked for Walmart, so I dealt with so many people on a daily basis. I have had a ton of customer compliments throughout the years.
I really wish there were more threads addressing this issue.
Thank you for taking the time to read this thread.
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