Episode 383: How to Connect Emotionally With Others

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Author Jason Treu says you can build relationships much faster than you think if you connect with people emotionally. People have had tons of bad interactions, and typically those interactions have consisted of the same old boring questions. If you meet someone in a professional setting people always ask you, “What do you do?” and it’s boring. Instead, ask people about what they love and what they are emotionally connected to, because everyone is emotional. Lead with emotional questions because when you get down to what someone cares about, you get to know them a lot better than you normally would.

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Be present with people. So many people are thinking about other stuff or allowing their eyes to wander during conversation. Non-verbal communication is 93% of communication, and people can tell when you don’t care. The most important thing is to be present and listening to other people and asking questions like, “What are you passionate about?”