#155 - 5 Tips from Derek Sivers on Connecting with Anyone

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We are very grateful to have Derek Sivers on the show, a very creative man in terms of raw output and high quality stuff between music, companies, ideas, books, programming… </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We are here to talk about how he connects with people, primarily through the email. Enjoy!</span></p> <h1><strong>HERE’S WHAT WE COVER IN THIS EPISODE:</strong></h1> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">A format he recommends for reaching out</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Why you should not ask many questions in your email</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">How to humanize your inbox</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Best way to introduce yourself</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Why you should not ask for mentorship</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Why is following up counterintuitive?</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">How to deal with rejection</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">So we have some pure gold from Derek answering questions about why</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">he has an email address on the last page of his book</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">and</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">what he does with interesting connections. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Use them to polish your knowledge and strike up a conversation!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Happy cold emailing!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jeremy and Jack</span></p> <h1><strong>Resources:</strong></h1> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href= "https://sivers.org/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://sivers.org/</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">, Derek’s website</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href= "htt