Framework
Interested And Interesting
Sourced from Jeremy Wrathall, founder of Cornish Lithium, via a prior episode.
How it works
- 1Be interested: genuine curiosity is what actually sustains a relationship for a decade.
- 2Be interesting: grinding nonstop makes you boring, and boring people don't get called back.
- 3Do things outside work specifically so others have a reason to be curious about you.
- 4Relationships built this way compound into partnerships you can't buy later.
Hear it on the podcast
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