Become the Most Interesting Person in the Room

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And as much as I've always loved networking, there was something about the conversations I had this time that felt so different. I was able to have deeper, more meaningful discussions with everybody I met. It felt easy to build stronger connections, like everything just flowed. You're probably wondering what I did differently. Well, there was only one thing I changed and that was using the topic of AI to get everybody I spoke with dreaming. If you've been to events like this, you know that depending on the people, intention and reason you showed up, it can either be a massive hit or an absolute soul crushing waste of time and energy. Luckily, I had a good mix of old friends and new faces, which was the perfect balance in my opinion. You go to these events to meet new people, make connections, and hopefully find clients. But at the end of the day, you're really there to listen, be of service, and help each other. Thinking back on all the years I've attended networking events, I realized I've never had a crystal clear story about what I do and how I help people. In my mind, it just seems obvious. But if you pulled a random person aside and asked them to explain exactly what Jim does, I'm not sure they could do it. Maybe not even some of my close friends. So this time I took a totally different approach. Rather than giving the standard I help one liner, you know, the one we all love to craft but rarely lands when we say it out loud. When someone asked what I do, I added some humor and said whatever it takes. Every single time. It broke the ice and opened the door to a real conversation without Feeling forced, I told every person at this event that I was an AI specialist. The thing I love most is finding the right way to implement AI into every business I come across. Because I haven't yet found one AI can't help. That got nearly everyone's attention right out of the gate. But it wasn't until I took it a step deeper and explained the why behind it that I do this, so businesses don't get outpaced by competitors who are embracing AI, that it really set the tone for some incredible discussions. The responses were all over the map. Some people immediately saw my passion and vision. Others had endless questions about how to get started if ChatGPT counts as real AI or just wanted my take on whether robots will actually take over the world. The open bar may have fueled some of those, but across all these diverse conversations, there was one commonality, my positioning. I helped all of them dream, and not just about if and how robots will take over the world. I got them to think big about how their businesses could evolve for the better with the help of AI. It gave everybody a chance to think about their biggest time and resource drains, their largest costs, and what could be possible that they didn't think they could start doing. And because of that, I had some of the best discussions with the most phenomenal high performing entrepreneurs that I can remember. It wasn't necessarily because I talked about AI, but more so because I found the uniqueness in my field and it opened people up to sharing their passions and dreams. This allowed me to establish myself as someone who will be there when AI is right for them, while connecting them to resources and people that could help them. Which, the way I see it, is a win win. Here's my advice. Next time you're chatting with someone and they ask what you do, don't make it about you, make it about them. Be crystal clear on how you serve at your absolute best and be so intrigued by what they do that it gets them dreaming about having you in their life. And since you're part of my world, I seriously hope by now you've started experimenting with AI in some way in your life and business. If you ever feel like you have nothing interesting to say or lack confidence in how you serve, just tell them how you're starting to use AI and what it's doing for you. Because we love seeing ourselves in other people's stories. Think about the ways you can truly be the most interesting person in the room. Even though it wasn't my intention as everybody was leaving, I kid you not, I had people coming up to say they heard my name being passed around. I mean, what else can you ask for from a networking event? If you're geeking out about this AI stuff like I am, you'll love my Fast Foundation Slack community, where we're always diving into the latest in AI, automation, and all things tech. Now's such a great time to join us because I'm taking signups on the waitlist as we speak. Head on over to fastfoundations.com Slack and be a part of the conversation. Thanks as always for tuning in. Let's keep pushing boundaries and being the most interesting people in the room, one prompt at a time. SA.