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An Adventure in Hawaii
Throughout this project, I’ve often times found myself in situations, thinking, “How did I get here??” The following story is one of those times. But
What I learned from sitting down with Erin, a Financial Educator at PFCU
The other week, I had the opportunity to sit down with Erin Ellis, a Financial Educator at the Philadelphia Federal Credit Union (PFCU). As she
The Untapped Value of Human Connection
Throughout the last 2.5 years, I’ve sat down and talked with a total of 1,759 individuals, 1:1, for 1 hour each as part of my
6 Life Lessons from Spending 1 hour, 1:1, with 1,500 Individuals
As I begin 2018 with a fresh set of goals in mind, I’ve noticed that many of those around me have taken the time to
PSA: I’m Not Interviewing People 🙂
Having watched this project unfold over the past 2+ years, I’ve noticed that there are naturally several small misconceptions that arise along the way, such
I Met 1,000 Individuals for 1 Hour Each: Here’s What I Learned
On November 11th, 2016, I published an article titled, Rethinking Networking: How I spent 1 hour with 500 individuals in 1 year. Now, nearly 6
Turns out, meeting new people is healthy for you!
Hi all – just a quick note here! One of the cool things about my project is the directions it takes me and the lessons
Do you actually become friends with the people you meet??
While hanging out with my parents today, my dad told me I should blog more. He’s right. So here you go, Dad – this one’s
I had a small reunion
Hey all! So last week I held the first ever Robs10kFriends Reunion. It was a small informal gathering attended by about 30 people at a
On being on The Lively Show
I’m pretty upset with myself because I should have written this blog post two weeks ago, but better late than never! So back on December
A Moment of Realization
In keeping up with my recent efforts to write weekly, I wanted to reflect on an exciting event that occurred last week: Conrad Benner of
People put life into perspective
Hi all! Back again capturing my random thoughts. This week, I wanted to quickly write about how incredibly valuable hearing about other people’s lives is
I promised Brittany Dorsonne (#546) I’d write this week…
Earlier this week, I met Brittany Dorsonne who runs a blog of her own called The Black Noodle. During our chat, we talked about the
Rethinking Networking: How I spent 1 hour with 500 individuals in 1 year
It took me 222 days to meet the first 100 people for my project. It took me 143 days to meet the next 400. Over
Thoughts at 213
Hi all! It’s been a while since I’ve written a post on the site, and I had a couple of meetings reschedule today so I