I’m sitting at the Holiday Inn hotel bar, in downtown Shanghai China, well into my second beer and having a wonderful conversation with a beautiful Chinese bartender… when my wife walks in!
Well, to be perfectly honest, she wasn’t my wife at the time, but she soon would be.
That night, she (my wife now) was the lead singer in the band “Livewire” that was playing at the hotel and I was a hotel guest, relaxing after a long day (of sightseeing!).
Would you like to know how these two strangers changed their lives forever?
It was a conversation.
Somehow I, a not so extroverted (nor especially handsome) gentleman, summoned the courage to go up and TALK to this lovely singer on one of their breaks. I started the conversation with this group by offering a compliment, which by the way is a great way to begin any conversation. The band invited me to sit with them, which I did.
And I made up my mind that night, I decided, that I should marry the girl who walked into the Shanghai hotel bar and change my life forever.
If not for that first conversation, who knows?
I was reminded of the power of one conversation at my daughter’s 8th grade graduation dance last night. The MC was talking about his first day at St. Mary’s school. It was on that day he said, that he met his best friend. And they’ve been married now for 25 years.
You talk to a girl or guy. You go for a job interview. You are introduced to someone at a meeting or dinner or party.
One conversation can alter the course of your life forever.
I gave a talk to a group of Toastmasters about book writing. Within 30 days 4 books had moved from thought to completion.
I’ve helped many others since that time.
If you’ve been thinking about writing a book it’s time to stop. Stop thinking about it and do it.
Fear of the unknown stops many people from moving forward. It stops them from having a conversation they know they should have. Sometimes we wish someone would start a conversation with us, so we don’t have to be the first to show interest.
I’m starting a conversation with you right now. I’m interested in what YOUR BOOK, YOUR IDEA is about.
I’m a pretty easy guy to talk to. Let’s talk about writing your book.
That ONE CONVERSATION could change your life forever.
Funny thing I’ve learned about success. You have to reach out and get it. YOU have to decide to move forward. Do the thing you fear and the fear will disappear.
You gotta say YOU WANT IT!
Let’s talk about your success today.
At the bottom of this page you’ll find both my email and phone number to open a conversation that could change your life forever.
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