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Uncomfortable yet Rewarding: The Key to Building Meaningful Connections

21 Aug 2023 · 1 min

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Mark Simpson advises using warm leads (friend-referred contacts) by asking for introductions or group chats and personally speaking with the referrer. He emphasizes making people feel comfortable doing uncomfortable asks—like requesting referrals or phone calls—and claims this approach reliably produces booking inquiries or strengthened relationships. The clip is practical, coaching-focused, and framed as actionable relationship-building guidance.

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Me John's details or start up a group chat. And, you know, I'll be more than happy to have a chat with them, because that is a friend recommended a friend. It's such a warm lead, as they say, if you can't pick up the phone and speak to the people who know, like, trust and love you, you know, it may be a little bit icky and maybe a little bit different, but my whole job, my whole thing that I try and do is I try and make people comfortable, feel comfortable about doing uncomfortable things like that. But if you do that, I guarantee you, you will get some form of booking inquiry or just contact relationships built. So that's a great way to.