Making Connections in Success Magazine

Posted on May 22nd, 2009 by Keith Ferrazzi

Just got the link for an article Success interviewed me for, on creating better friendships for a better life. Check it out.

From the piece:

If being busy is an excuse, try replacing the word “balance” with “blending,” Ferrazzi suggests. For career-minded Type-A personalities, he suggests thinking about ways to combine work, hobbies, friends and family. Do things you love while inviting people who are important to you; plan get-togethers that involve kids, too.

Ferrazzi suggests that, as you build up your social network, you shouldn’t be afraid to share it. Find someone else with similar goals and objectives and say, “Let’s introduce each other to people; let’s get together and share the chores and the planning.” Dinner parties are a great way to do this, because they can be tailored to fit any financial situation. “Breaking bread together has long been a powerful mechanism for bonding people throughout history,” he says.

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  1. Keith

    Great article my friend, thanks for the reminder! I especially like your advice above and my local group of friends have learned to do just that, Blend people, places, interests, etc into aregular local meet ups @CofeeGroundz a great community coffee/gelato/food place here in Houston!

    I just posted the article on my Facebook Wall and on RT on Twitter (@LeveragedLife).

    And speaking of SOCIAL Media...

    Yes FB is great for re-connecting with ole friends and meeting new ones, however let this article be a reminder to us all to sometimes go the extra mile, take the extra step and REALLY connect with people/ friends and actually pick up the phone, send a card, meet for lunch, break bread etc.

    Ironically Social Media has made many of us far less...well SOCIAL!

    Another way I tru and blend my busy life as a single dad and Entrepreneur and stll make time for friends is to Never Eat Alone...love your book by the way! ;)

    Thanks Keith for all you are and do mate!

    Cheers

    Jared

  2. @Jared Do you really think social media has made us less social? I certainly think it's changing the way we're social, but I don't think it's making us LESS social. I do think that it is devaluing deep and meaningful relationships, however. By being able to connect with everyone on such a topical level, we feel less interested in truly getting to know someone. It's turning into a quantity over quality game of friendship. At the same time, FB offers an intimate view into our friends lives that we wouldn't normally have without the social media tool. Does this raise the plane of intimacy all around? And if so, does it make up for the deep and meaningful relationships Keith is trying to evangelize as "Lifeline Relationships"?

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