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If you’re thinking about interviewing a bunch of people about a topic, here’s what I’ve learned from interviewing 30 people (so far). So far, I’ve interviewed about 30 people about building business relationships. I’ve published 24 interviews, and am planning to publish one a week in 2015. If you’re interested in checking it out, you can find it here. On getting people to talk to you: 1. People want to be interviewed. Pretty much every person I approached was interested in talking to me.  So if you’re afraid that no one will want to be a part of your project, don’t be. 2. Make it really easy for people …

Have you ever been blown away by another person? The other day, I was listening to the Fizzle podcast while making my way through the unbearably clogged streets of South Miami.  The first part of the podcast was an interview with a restaurateur from Seattle whose name is Mark Canlis. (Check out the episode here.) As I listened to Canlis speak, I was moved, excited, and enchanted.  He described the customers at his restaurant with such loving detail that it was impossible not to be drawn in by his story.  He talked about his philosophy of hospitality with such precision and grace that I literally craved more. Ever since, …