I know that I met quite a few
interesting people when I was being dragged along as a kid to do good works with various outreach ministries.
anyway, this may seem kind of odd but i've found that i meet the most
interesting people when i'm forward about these things..
Not exact matches
There's an assumption
when reading a newspaper that the editors in charge are
interested in informing
people about what's happening in the world, even if that information is disturbing or offensive to some.
When people know that you aren't going to berate them and that you have their best
interests at heart, they're going to trust you, Handal says.
After all, the events are only profitable
when they scale because sponsors aren't particularly
interested if it's only a couple hundred
people.
Adam Braun, founder of Pencils of Promise, described in his book, The Promise of a Pencil, what it feels like
when business
people appear to lose
interest in him after he says he has a non-profit.
I understand wanting to build relationships with
people who have similar
interests, but
when you view everyone else outside of those
interests as having lesser value, you're missing opportunities to expand your horizons and meet great
people.
Remember,
when you approach another
person in conversation, the skill you want to use right off the bat is to immediately show sincere
interest in that
person.
What I found most
interesting was the way that it used research to delve into the thought processes of
people when they're shopping and buying.
«You can see it in the number of deals being struck but also in the number of conferences, books, and articles on the subject and in the cocktail - party
interest I get
when I tell
people what I do.»
«
When people ask me what I do, I try to be a little elusive just to create some
interest.
«Like brokerages, these trading websites make money
when people use their platforms, so it's in their
interest to convince you that you can beat the market,» said Roberts, who is now a consultant for car - ride service Uber.
But
when approached by a New York Times reporter, despite the copious signs of console game success all around him, Boatman seemed to be more
interested in a whole different type of game: the simple, cheap apps that millions of
people around the world were starting to download to their smartphones and iPads.
It's sort of
interesting how much time everyone spends reading and writing about the habits of really successful
people when I can tell you the one thing that sets them apart in one little phrase: They're not slackers.
When you are
interesting and
people can find and notice you, they will connect with you on a personal level.
«
When it comes to traditional cycle helmets, they've looked the same for thirty years or more, and there's been no
interest at all in actually giving
people what they want,» she added.
«I saw Gawker pioneer a unique and incredibly damaging way of getting attention by bullying
people, even
when there was no connection with the public
interest.»
When you have a compelling personal brand,
people find you
interesting and desirable, so they are willing to connect with you.
Timothy Hockey says most of the
people who have worked alongside Clark have an «Ed story,» a moment
when the chief executive took a personal
interest in their lives.
«The
people not paying attention are those who bought in the 1980s and 90s
when interest rates went over 20 % and spent most time in the double - digits,» Masching said.
People perk up
when we demonstrate a focused and sincere
interest in them and their story.
But
when it comes to the #DinnerMode movement, the idea of dining with family spawns an
interesting corollary question: What about the countless
people without families who could still benefit from nightly time away from their phones?
«
When you position yourself as a small craft brewer, that leaves a lot of
interest with
people.
Millions of
people in the US have had to get a credit check for a mortgage, so
when senators suggest that Wells Fargo employees opening and closing a credit card without a customer's knowledge may affect a credit score and lead to a higher
interest rate, it's simple to understand the direct ramification.
There was a problem, though:
people aren't
interested in buying products or services
when they're looking at pictures of cats on social media.
People who build billion dollar businesses understand the difference between
interest and commitment
when it comes to achieving their goals.
People will tell you the truth — which only hurts
when it ought to — but only if you make it clear that you're
interested and paying attention
when they try to talk.
When I asked Burt Malkeil, who wrote the classic investment text A Random Walk Down Wall Street, what was the single most important mistake of investors, he said, «So many
people fail to tap into the power of compound
interest.»
What he ended up with was what he calls a «qualified pipeline» —
people who would both be assets to the company and have already expressed an
interest in investing in DraftKings, a company that's had buckets of trouble
when it comes to regulation and may not be an investment target for everyone.
«
When I started Zapier, I saw it as a way to have more autonomy in the workplace and focus on my own
interests, but I still needed to know how to manage
people, especially as the business grew.
In contrast,
when a
person feels the attributes of something that piques their
interest but doesn't take it all the way to connection, the brain region known as the putamen lights up.
The second big inadequacy was addressed in Stephen Gordon's piece,
when he stated «[w] e used to think that the effective lower bound [on
interest rates] was zero, but recent experience in Europe suggests that central banks can actually push
interest rates below zero before
people stop using banks to hold their money.»
When it comes to sales, most salespeople and entrepreneurs think of the task as one they can easily break down to its basic components: You meet
people, you present your products and / or services; and, if they're
interested, they'll buy from you.
Not too long ago, O'Leary predicted that no matter what, the Bank of Canada would raise
interest rates in the early summer,
when «
people switch to vodka and lemonade.»
When you're genuinely gritty, you are pursuing something that is of
interest to you and meaningful to other
people.
«And I think
when people see what happened with the Caitlyn interview that they understand that there's a natural curiosity and
people are
interested in the topic.
«I saw Gawker pioneer a unique and incredibly damaging way of getting attention by bullying
people even
when there was no connection with the public
interest,» Thiel said.
(But one question: Why would he target the muffins to
people interested in baking
when it is the
people who don't bake who need access to muffins most of all????) While muffins are a lot like Facebook in that even though they are bad for me and I consume them anyway because I enjoy the little sugar rush they provide to my system, the risks around our muffin data being scraped by bad actors and upending democracy are basically nil.
When you double click on that, they find what they do infinitely
interesting and invariably feel like it matters to other
people.
When I got out of the military a decade ago, my story went something like this: Recently discharged veteran wants to meet the world's most
interesting people, write about them, and find a way to make a living.
Fewer young
people are as
interested in entrepreneurial success today as members of their parents» generation were
when they were the same age.
The insights are always
interesting, and the complex world of dating doesn't seem so lonely
when you realize how many
people are in it.
So
when you get on video it's easy to show personality and to show energy, and I think the first mistake
people make is they're low energy, or not
interesting.
In fact, between 2004 and 2012,
when student loan levels took off, the fraction of
people interested in being successful at business ownership actually increased slightly to 41.2 percent.
Since so much communication occurs through text messaging, we asked Klinenberg — who interviewed hundreds of
people in focus groups for the book — what he found to be some of the biggest mistakes
people make
when texting someone they're
interested in dating.
«The thing that's been
interesting to me about tech is that
when I talk to other companies,
people talk about where other
people went to college,» she says.
If your body posture is «closed,» such as
when your arms are folded or your head is down,
people will think you're not
interested in having a conversation.
Interested in more intricacies of how your city (or that city where you're thinking of expanding) is doing
when it comes to attracting well - educated, mobile young
people?
Either way, you're going to meet new
people in your life, and
when you do, it's in your best
interest to make a great first impression.
But if you decide on a topic
people would be
interested in,
when you do research it, it will seed other ideas and you won't be stuck anymore.»