New Year, New You

I call them friend dates.

Friends are just like your romantic partner without the sex.

I used to think I was horrible at making new friends and then I went to college. I had more friends than I could even deal with. Which then got me into trouble that is for another idea list.

What changed?

How did I go from zero friends to a filled up friend list?

It did not happen overnight, but first I was obviously more social than I was before. I went to places where people hangout. I went to classes, meetups, parties, the popular local coffee shop, I joined my college major club etc.

Going to events is a great way to meet people and eventually you find the people you click with, but that is not what filled up my calendar.

It was planning friend dates/events.

I scheduled dinners. I rented space and held parties for people. I had parties at local houses. I had outdoor events.

People would come to the party and I would be the host and instantly become friends with the people that came. Because they all want to know who the host is.

Then I made friends with the sports teams and invited them and their friends to the parties.

And then you curate that list of friends.

You can reach and say "Hi, I remembered that we met at X, I would love to go to dinner and catch up." Or invite to your next event. Once people know that you are a fun person they will start inviting you to their events.

WARNING

Do not let your social life overtake your normal life. Because it can.

I stopped doing all of it, because I wanted achieve more personal/professional goals.

In 2023, I am going to strike a balance between being social and achieving my professional goals.

I have not visited much of central or south America. This is going to be my year to visit one more state that I have not been to and then to visit 2 countries that are different from the USA.

I just reached platinum status with American Airlines so I will be taking full advantage of that.

Project Management. Entreprenuers. YouTubers. I would like to meet a variety of different professionals and pick their brains.

Be more consistent about providing valuable content.

Right now I do not know much about marketing. But I will like to learn and market more of myself.

Lots of good ones coming up.

- Taylor Swift

- Pink

- Shania Twain

I'm sure there will be more when the summer roles around.

Was thinking about subscribing to a flower delivery service and then sending flowers to the important people in my life on: Birthdays and holidays.

Reading through Leonardo Da Vinci by Water Isaacson right now.

Be more proactive about mundane tasks.

It is coming along.