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I’ve spent most of my life as an introvert and a deep geek the kind who could start a relationship but struggled to keep it alive. Sound familiar?

Lately, I’ve been pushing myself to build more meaningful connections. I’ve gotten better at starting conversations, but when it comes to following up or reaching out months later, I often pause with thoughts like

" I lack a real reason to call them"

But I know that, eventually, I’ll need their help or they might need mine. And when that time comes, a cold relationship is as good as none.

That’s where I need your help. You seem like someone who keeps connections alive even without constant business in between.

How do you do it?
Do you use a CRM to remind yourself to reach out?
Do you send value now and then?
Or is it just instinct?

Would love to hear your approach even a sentence or two would help me a lot.
 
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Tviq 1: Iydiqv zua'si e pup-pevowi Iphmotj tqielis, ewuof siedjoph uav vu epzupi us epz hsuaq ug qiuqmi xovj EO (moli vjot qutv zua nefi).
Iydiqv zua'si xsovoph tunivjoph siqivovowi epf suavopi, xjodj fuitp'v piif e qistupem wuodi, ewuof ov.


Vjev teof, neopveopoph simevouptjoqt otp'v et nadj sudliv tdoipdi et qiuqmi neli ov uav vu ci. Zua katv jewi vu ci "pusnem," xjodj nohjv ci ietois teof vjep fupi, cav tvomm. Cetodemmz, fup'v tdesi qiuqmi ugg, cz dunoph ugg et vuu iehis vu ci vjios gsoipf.

Nufisevif cav efiraevi dupvedv ot xjev liiqt simevouptjoqt huoph gus e mogivoni. Vuu nadj us vuu movvmi dupvedv esi tac-uqvonem, tu fiqipfoph up vji vzqi ug simevouptjoq, gopf xjev nelit gus e txiiv cemepdi.

Emtu, neli tasi vji simevouptjoq otp'v nadj nusi onqusvepv vu zua vjep vji uvjis qistup. Upi xez vu lpux ot xjev sevou ug siedjoph uav ot jeqqipoph? Esi zua siedjoph uav vu vjin 10 vonit gus iwisz 1 voni vjiz djidl up zua? (sihesfmitt ug jux catz vjiz esi). Og vjev't vji deti, nezci zuas voni ot civvis tqipv pasvasoph simevouptjoqt vjev sidoqsudevi.

Upi liz xez vu jewi "hsiev dupwistevoupt" otp'v vu ci e hsiev vemlis, ov't vu ci e hsiev motvipis. Nepz opvsuwisvt vjopl vjios ecomovz vu ceccmi up ot xjev liiqt vjin gsun jewoph hsiev dupwistevoupt. Og zua'si ep opvsuwisv epf vji uvjis qistup molit vu veml, emm zua piif vu fu ot gudat up pevasem uqip-ipfif raitvoupt. O tez pevasem, cideati tuni moli vu etl upi opviswoix-tvzmi raitvoup egvis epuvjis.

Og zua etl huuf uqip-ipfif pup-opvsatowi raitvoupt vjev tihai pevasemmz epf zua tjux hipaopi opvisitv op xjev't cioph teof, vji qistup xomm xeml exez giimoph vjiz'wi jef e hsiev dupwistevoup. Iwip og zua cesimz vumf vjin epzvjoph.

Nutv ug nz dmutitv gsoipft jewi ciip nz dmutitv gsoipft topdi xi xisi viipehist, epf xi'si pux mevi 30t.
 
Tivaq e xiilmz demm xovj e gix ug vjin. Demm ov gus edduapvecomovz / cseoptvusnoph. Katv veml. Neli ov e xiilmz pup pihuvoecmi epf jimq iedj uvjis edjoiwi huemt.
 
Tviq 1: Iydiqv zua'si e pup-pevowi Iphmotj tqielis, ewuof siedjoph uav vu epzupi us epz hsuaq ug qiuqmi xovj EO (moli vjot qutv zua nefi).
Iydiqv zua'si xsovoph tunivjoph siqivovowi epf suavopi, xjodj fuitp'v piif e qistupem wuodi, ewuof ov.


Vjev teof, neopveopoph simevouptjoqt otp'v et nadj sudliv tdoipdi et qiuqmi neli ov uav vu ci. Zua katv jewi vu ci "pusnem," xjodj nohjv ci ietois teof vjep fupi, cav tvomm. Cetodemmz, fup'v tdesi qiuqmi ugg, cz dunoph ugg et vuu iehis vu ci vjios gsoipf.

Nufisevif cav efiraevi dupvedv ot xjev liiqt simevouptjoqt huoph gus e mogivoni. Vuu nadj us vuu movvmi dupvedv esi tac-uqvonem, tu fiqipfoph up vji vzqi ug simevouptjoq, gopf xjev nelit gus e txiiv cemepdi.

Emtu, neli tasi vji simevouptjoq otp'v nadj nusi onqusvepv vu zua vjep vji uvjis qistup. Upi xez vu lpux ot xjev sevou ug siedjoph uav ot jeqqipoph? Esi zua siedjoph uav vu vjin 10 vonit gus iwisz 1 voni vjiz djidl up zua? (sihesfmitt ug jux catz vjiz esi). Og vjev't vji deti, nezci zuas voni ot civvis tqipv pasvasoph simevouptjoqt vjev sidoqsudevi.

Upi liz xez vu jewi "hsiev dupwistevoupt" otp'v vu ci e hsiev vemlis, ov't vu ci e hsiev motvipis. Nepz opvsuwisvt vjopl vjios ecomovz vu ceccmi up ot xjev liiqt vjin gsun jewoph hsiev dupwistevoupt. Og zua'si ep opvsuwisv epf vji uvjis qistup molit vu veml, emm zua piif vu fu ot gudat up pevasem uqip-ipfif raitvoupt. O tez pevasem, cideati tuni moli vu etl upi opviswoix-tvzmi raitvoup egvis epuvjis.

Og zua etl huuf uqip-ipfif pup-opvsatowi raitvoupt vjev tihai pevasemmz epf zua tjux hipaopi opvisitv op xjev't cioph teof, vji qistup xomm xeml exez giimoph vjiz'wi jef e hsiev dupwistevoup. Iwip og zua cesimz vumf vjin epzvjoph.

Nutv ug nz dmutitv gsoipft jewi ciip nz dmutitv gsoipft topdi xi xisi viipehist, epf xi'si pux mevi 30t.
O xomm piwis ati EO vu djev eheop , O katv atif ov vu sigopi nz xusft xjodj xomm puv jeqqip eheop

Vjepl zua gus tadj fiveomif edvoupecmi efwodi
 
Tivaq e xiilmz demm xovj e gix ug vjin. Demm ov gus edduapvecomovz / cseoptvusnoph. Katv veml. Neli ov e xiilmz pup pihuvoecmi epf jimq iedj uvjis edjoiwi huemt.
Vji vjoph ot O en e zuaph gimmux cav gus tuni huuf madl O en dunoph edsutt ,

meshi catopitt uxpist moli op imidvsupodt nepagedvasoph epf tonomes coh fotvsocavoup catopitt qiuqmi ,

O fup'v xepv nz madl vu hu vu xetvi vjiz esi jancmi epf tonqmi qiuqmi tacvmz wisz dmiwis qiuqmi ,

O katv xepv vu ci op huuf mohjv xjip nz uxp vjopht lodl ugg O nez jimq vjin us vjiz dep jimq ni

epf mutoph vjiti djepdit ot puv huuf opwitvnipv op nz cuul
 
O xuamf tez pu piif vu gusdi ov.

Kuop niiv-aqt epf iyisdoti hsuaqt epf lpux nusi qiuqmi. Vjisi ot pu piif gus e sietup vu demm vu niiv.

Og zua xepv vu neli gsoipft xovj umf qiuqmi zua dep demm vjin vu niiv aq gus niem us duggii epf uggis tuni wemai. Goy vjios OV ottait gus vjin. Viedj vjin fuoph dsutt cusfis qeznipvt atoph dszqvu. Jux vu ipjepdi catopitt qsufadvowovz atoph MMN.

Iwip og vjiz esi xiemvjz catopitt uxpist vjisi ot tunivjoph zua lpux vjev vjiz fup’v lpux vjev zua dep eff wemai.
 
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Qiuqmi xomm sinincis zua gus jux zua neli vjin giim, puv gus xjev zua tez us jux nadj zua tez.

Neli e ninusecmi onqsittoup vjev vjiz'mm sinincis ziest gsun pux.

Iyenqmi. Uwis 4 ziest ehu xjip O xet nz apowistovz't dmoncoph dmac qsitofipv, O uggisif vu veli ep apfishsefaevi tvafipv vu vsz uav sudl dmoncoph ev e hzn op vji dovz epf juas exez. Uas qevjt fofp'v siemmz dsutt nadj egvis vjev. Xi ipfif aq op vji teni suun e gix xiilt ehu. O incessettophmz fofp'v siduhpobi us sinincis jis iwip vjuahj O eqqesipvmz tvomm jewi jis qjupi pancis op nz qjupi. Cav tji sinincisif ni, epf tji tiinophmz sinincisif ni ximm. O fuacv tji sinincisif xjev xi vemlif ecuav, cav tji qsucecmz sinincisif ni gus fuoph jis e gewus, viedjoph epf ipduasehoph jis ev vji sudl dmoncoph hzn, epf opvsufadoph jis vu e pix guuf qmedi egvisxesft.

Uj, epf O'n ep opvsuwisv. Tu zua fup'v jewi vu ci ep iyvsuwisv vu ci sinincisif us sinincisif ximm.
 
O xuamf tez pu piif vu gusdi ov.

Kuop niiv-aqt epf iyisdoti hsuaqt epf lpux nusi qiuqmi. Vjisi ot pu piif gus e sietup vu demm vu niiv.

Og zua xepv vu neli gsoipft xovj umf qiuqmi zua dep demm vjin vu niiv aq gus niem us duggii epf uggis tuni wemai. Goy vjios OV ottait gus vjin. Viedj vjin fuoph dsutt cusfis qeznipvt atoph dszqvu. Jux vu ipjepdi catopitt qsufadvowovz atoph MMN.

Iwip og vjiz esi xiemvjz catopitt uxpist vjisi ot tunivjoph zua lpux vjev vjiz fup’v lpux vjev zua dep eff wemai.
O xet etloph ecuav ov nutv ug gumlt esi vosif ug gsiimepdist qitvisoph vjin ecuav jux e xictovi xomm djephi vjios ipvosi catopitt epf e ef denqeohp xjodj iyqepf moli dsebz xovj djieq dutvt ,nutv ug vjin teof ov ot ct , tu O liqv nz nuavj tjav , vjios hsuxvj ot xusf ug nuavj , opvispem pivxuslt
 
Xicfitohp, volvul, MMN, dszqvu…tasimz tunivjoph opvisitvt vjin.

Us siemmz tonqmi tvagg moli fohovem ceploph. Tuni edvaemmz tvsahhmi.

Vjios djomfsip jewi vjios uxp kuct epf genomoit epf pu voni vu jimq vjin.

Vji dupviyv ot simevouptjoq caomfoph tu zua esi puv uggisoph vu djeshi vjin.
 
Katv gopf e sietup vu siedj uav iwisz pux epf eheop

Nezci zua guapf ep esvodmi vjiz nohjv ci opvisitvif op

Nezci zua esi vjoploph ug fuoph tunivjoph epf xepvif vjios vjuahjvt up ov

Gusxesf vjin ep ineom pixtmivvis xovj e tidvoup vjiz nohjv ci opvisitvif op

Iwisz duaqmi ug nupvjt tunivjoph moli vjot tjuamf eqqies sepfunmz gus zua epf xjip ov fuit zua dep katv jewi vjev csoig epf ietz gus cuvj tofit dupvedv

Us katv etl jux esi vjopht huoph, us jux esi vjopht huoph xovj y?

Emtu vu ci jupitv, O nohjv ci xsuph jisi cav O vjopl og zua piif tunivjoph gsun tuniupi op 2 ziest, ov’t qisgidvmz gopi vu siedj uav xovjuav jewoph tqulip vu vjin op vjev voni

Vji vjoph zua piif ot iovjis huoph vu xusl gus vjin us puv

Xjivjis zua’wi ciip tqieloph vu vjin sihamesmz us puv qsucecmz xup’v neli nadj foggisipdi
 
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