Sheri here –
We need to be willing to continue to nurture and grow our circle of friends. As I mentioned in The Five People Who Surround Us (Go here), we need to surround ourselves with people that support and nurture us.
I’ve had a number of long-time friends pass on. The older we get, unfortunately, the more that will happen. Have you experienced that loss, too?
Our lives are full of having known them, yet our heart may be sad and our lives less full.
What do we do? Stay in the sadness, not risking in expanding our circle once again? I think not!!
What about you?
Yet, how do we meet new people and nurture them to become part of our inner circle?
Make New Friends
Where do you find new friends?
Finding friends starts with the willingness to step outside your comfort zone, to step outside the comfortable, to step outside what you have known and done for a while.
Argh, not that, anything but that!
You made a decision – NOW you screw up your courage and you are willing to step out, what’s next – where do you go?
If you are an entrepreneur, you have lots of places to look. It can start with going to a new networking function or a meeting at the local chamber of commerce or even a business conference.
First say hello, stick out your hand, ask them their name and something about themselves.
You have started the getting acquainted part!
Stay in Touch
Next is the staying in touch part. Send them a note and tell them how nice it was to meet them and possibly suggest a follow up meeting.
Send them a note and tell them how nice it was to meet them and possibly suggest a follow up meeting.
Spend a little more time with them, long enough to determine if you feel connected, if the people you have met are people you want to spend time with or you want as your potential clients!
Ok, so you aren’t an entrepreneur, then what?
Try a new hobby. No matter what it is, whether you seek out a store with classes or look for an event somewhere to gather information – take a friend or go alone and explore. You never know who you might discover or find a new hobby for fun. If that doesn’t work, keep exploring.
Money Saving Tips
While you are discovering new adventures, these money saving tips could give you a little more money in your pocket for those new adventures!
- Wait for the annual or semi-annual sale to buy your intimate apparel
- Buy generic drugs or store brands for prescriptions and over-the-counter products. Look at the ingredients, they are generally identical to the brand name, frequently made by the same manufacturer, but at a lower cost!
- Get your brewed coffee at the convenience store, the Stop ‘n Go or 7/11 rather than the specialty brew, add some of the flavored creamer for extra flavor and pay a lower cost.
- Call your cable TV or satellite provider company and see if you can get it cheaper. Tell them you are evaluating their competitor, if that is an option!
- Shop for a lower interest rate on your home loan. If you have a mortgage broker you trust, check in with them periodically to see if rates have changed enough to refinance. Consider that you’ll need to recover the financing fees – the cost of getting the loan.
Drop a comment below and let us know if you are venturing outside your comfort to meet new friends and where you might need help!
Enjoy the adventure and meeting new friends!!
Ciao,
Sheri
P.S. If you’d like more money saving tips, get my “101 Ways to Save Money” – just click here!
