Holding crucial conversations
The best help someone can give you is to have a deep conversation with you, about your current situation and where you want to go. If you have a chance to have a conversation like this, not only should you take it, but make sure you make the best of it.
The more you understand what the person is telling you, what the tip is, or how to apply it, the better results you’re going to have. So, when asking for help, make sure that you ask lots of questions.
Many times, I’ve had people approach me and ask how to do a specific thing and I tell them and can see they understand what I’m saying, but they still don’t see how to apply it, or even don’t believe it is possible.
Usually, the reason is that they don’t see the connection to their current situation.
I may linger for a bit, to see if they will ask follow-up questions, and most times there aren’t any. So, I ask questions instead, to try to uncover...