Going Back In Time, What Craig Budner Would Say To His Younger Self

<p>Mo asks Craig Budner: If you could record a video about business development and growth and send it back to your younger self, what would it say?</p> <ul> <li>Craig would tell his younger self to not be afraid to fail.</li> <li>Have conversations with people that you may not be ready to start. Be willing to interface with people to learn their stories.</li> <li>It’s when you’re worried that you may not look good by asking people about their lives, that’s when you are missing an opportunity to grow and get better.</li> <li>Divorce yourself from the outcome.</li> <li>Business development is what occurs before the pitch.</li> <li>It’s better to be curious than it is to think of the things to say. When you’re curious you figure out how to further your journey.</li> <li>You control whether you make the ask, and whether you listen carefully and grow from what you hear. You don’t control whether someone is interested.</li> <li>Go to the conversation to grow.</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>Mentioned in this Episode:</p> <p><a href="http://growbigplaybook.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">GrowBIGPlaybook.com</a></p> <p><a href="mailto:craig.budner@klgates.com" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">craig.budner@klgates.com</a></p> <p><a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/k-l-gates-client-conversations/id1460689934" target="_blank" rel="noopener">K&L Gates Client Conversations Podcast</a></p>