If you’re like most people, you spend most of your time with people who are similar to yourself. Other professionals you know through work, neighbors with similar income levels and lifestyles, friends with similar values and interests.
This isn’t a bad thing. But it can get a little boring.
How about meeting some people with different backgrounds? How about talking to people who disagree with you and have different values and interests?
You might learn something from them, and they from you.
I know, it can be stressful meeting new people. And it takes time. But there is a payoff: New ideas, new resources, new ways to do what you already do. You might even make some new friends.
Worst case, you’ll confirm what you already think and that you like things the way they are. Best case, you’ll stumble into some great adventures.
You might meet someone who leads you to your biggest client. You might get excited about learning a new skill that changes everything for you. You might meet the love of your life, find a new business or investment, or cross something off your bucket list.
You might have some fun.
Start small. Join a club. Take a class at your local college. Invite someone to lunch with whom you have little or nothing in common.
You never know where that first step might lead but you won’t find out until you take it.
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