Thursday, June 24, 2010

How I get to know people.

I'm impulsive. Which means I tend to tell people what's on my mind. I don't hold back all that much. I even talk to strangers. Quite candidly. And I find that's beneficial. At least from my point of view. It tends to get people to open up. To become a bit impulsive themselves. I became this way when I was a newspaper reporter. I had to interview strangers. People I had never met before. And I had to try to get them to open up. To tell me their story. To answer my questions. So in interviews, I often tried to demonstrate. What it means to be impulsive. To talk frankly. People generally know where I stand. And I wanna know where they stand. That's how one gets to know people. I'm naturally shy. But you wouldn't know it from the way I act. I overcome my shyness. By being bold. Otrherwise, I might never get to know people. Yes, truly know people. --Jim Broede

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