Which type of person are you?
The type that walks around with your eyes up when people pass you or the type that lowers your head and does not make eye contact when people walk by?
I used to be the type that would look away. Whether I was walking on the street, at school, or at work, I would always see people coming towards me and then dart my eyes away when it came time to pass them.
I have no idea why I would do that. As time has passed, I have completely changed my ways.
Now it's almost like a game to me. I can spot the "looker aways" from a mile away it seems. I like to make eye contact with them until right when they try to look away, and then I say that super scary word, "Hello!"
About twenty percent of the time I'll get a "hello" response back. About fifty percent of the time I get nothing more than an odd "I don't know you" look, and about thirty percent of the time I get nothing at all--not even an awkward half smile.
What is the deal?
Is it that people really don't like to talk to strangers? Perhaps people are so consumed in their own thoughts that they are not paying attention? Or is it simply that people are afraid to get out of their comfort zones to say hello to someone they don't know.
I believe it's simply the fear of the unknown. People fear meeting new people for the most part because it is not comfortable.
Life is funny. You never know who you are in the presence of. While you are waiting in line at a store, sitting at the airport, or simply just walking down the street, you have no idea who that "mystery" person is.
While Blogging on Activerain, a real estate networking blog site, I came across an intriguing article about your Sphere of Influence (SOI) written by Jennifer Allan.
We all have our own sphere of influence or people that we network with and are comfortable bouncing our thoughts off of. Think of how many people that you have the "potential" to interact with on a daily basis.
What better way to expand your SOI than meeting just a couple new people each day.
Have you ever had the thought, "I don't know anyone that does that?" By meeting new people each day by simply saying, "Hello," you can grow your SOI by leaps and bounds each week.
In one such instance for me, a professional speaker came to speak to the company that I was working for. Although, we regularly had people come to speak to us, this particular speaker struck a chord with me.
After a couple months, I decided I would like to thank him for his message and ask him a few questions. Little did I know, my simple little effort of contacting this guy would lead to such great rewards.
I really wanted to write a book that I knew could help people sell more homes, but didn't know where to start. After speaking with him, he not only encouraged me, he offered to help me at many stages of the publishing process.
After about a year, my first book was published, "How To Sell More Homes and Increase Your Income." I cannot think of a more self-less act than helping someone that you don't even really know.
This speaker's name is Bryan Dodge and he is an Excellent Professional speaker with a Great Message.
How big is your sphere of influence (SOI)?
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