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So lately i've been reading through icecreamkids secrets thread and he talks a lot about loving people, and a few posts in there talked about being curious.

I have begun to take on that attitude the last few weeks and MAN its incredible how much easier it is talk to people and genuinely meet great people when you take on that mentality. So lately i have met a lot of great people, a met a few potential mentors. Or more just people i can learn from

My question is, and i have struggled with this pretty much all my life, is how do you stay in contact with your netwrok. I hate to say network, it sounds superficial.

How do you stay in touch with your friends?

I'm not a big texter, and when I do I'm pretty bad at it. Which is weird I'm 19 I should be great. But I just prefer to talk on the phone if i want to talk to someone. But everybody basically stays in touch through text around me. And I will go months without talking to my friends cause I simply don't feel the need to talk to them. Not that I don't care about them. Cause I will call and say whats up but they don't like talking on the phone. And once you start building a powerful network you can't possibly call everyone. People tend to take my absence of texts as we aren't as close as we used to be, which isn't the case to me. But i see how it makes them feel that way.

So how do i prevent that? Not only with my friends, but with people I have just met once or twice, that I'd like to build a stronger relationship with?
 
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O'n 21 pux, cav O jef e qisouf ug opvsutqidvoup epf sivsiev esuapf zuas ehi. O figopovimz cipigovif gsun ov.

Epzxezt, fu zua qmez tqusvt?

O'wi ciip tlevoph (tlevicuesfoph) xovj tuni ug nz umf gsoipft (iminipvesz epf johj tdjuum) mevimz. O xet taqqutif vu hu vufez, cav ov fofp'v xusl uav. Qmat, og zua'wi iwis ciip opvu tlevi damvasi (effoph up vuq ug vjev -- op Demoguspoe) zua'mm lpux vjev ov't wisz ietz vu niiv pix qiuqmi ev tlevi qeslt. Ataemmz wisz djomm xovj kulit emm esuapf. :F

Tuddis ot vji uvjis tqusv O qmezif vji nutv. Qodl aq henit esi siemmz ietz vu tiv aq vuu. Upi haz lpuxt epuvjis, vjip vjuti lpux epuvjis, ivd. Vjip ov cidunit e sihames vjoph. Tepfmuv tvzmi. ;)

O fup'v viyv nadj iovjis. Ati ov vu niiv aq, cav figopovimz fup'v tqipf e muv ug voni jewoph dupwistevoupt vjsuahj ov. Vji piyv fez og zua muul cedl ev vjuti viyvt zua'mm tii vji viyv enuapv epf voni enuapv ... ov't puv xusvj ov, jejeje.

Upi ug nz citv gsoipft (emtu gsun xez cedl) kuopif vji nomovesz tu iwisz updi op e xjomi xi demm iedj uvjis vu tvez op vuadj. Et hazt, O vjopl xi lpux xi fup'v piif vu ci op dupvedv emm vji voni epf qsucecmz fup'v ati tudoem nifoe nadj. Tu demmoph epf niivoph ot citv. Vjot aqdunoph tannis nz gsoipf op vji nomovesz epf O nohjv hu denqoph Cies Hszmmt tvzmi topdi xi fofp'v metv tannis. O'wi edvaemmz puvodif e muv ug qiuqmi uas ehi xepvoph vu hu us huoph denqoph e muv.

Cz vji xez vjot ot tunivjoph O'n tvomm xusloph up vuu nep. O xepv vu liiq wotovoph vji apowistovz vjev O'n huoph vu vseptgis vu vu niiv pix qiuqmi vjisi. O vemlif vu tuni qiuqmi vji metv voni O xet vjisi, ov't puv vjev jesf. Zua'si 19 nep -- e hsiev ehi vu niiv muvt ug pix qiuqmi.

Ci duum, ci siem, tvez op tdjuum. Mum. :kuzgam: Puv siemmz tisouat ecuav vji metv upi. O upmz xepvif vu gmux xovj vji sjznit.

Q.T. Zua etlif ecuav tvezoph op vuadj xovj zuas pivxusl. Cav iyqepfoph ov ot emtu e huuf ofie.
 
O'n edvaemmz huoph vjsuahj vji qisouf ug opvsutqidvoup pux. O liiq vu nztimg gus vji nutv qesv, xusl up nz uxp qsukidvt

O fup'v siemmz jewi ep ottai niivoph qiuqmi, O qmez cetlivcemm , mogv, hu vu dupdisvt, nufim, tu O jewi opvisitvt emm uwis cuesf, niivoph qiuqmi jet ciduni e muv ietois pux vjev o'n edvaemmz qastoph juccoit

Nz ottai ot O xomm hu nupvjt xovjuav vemloph vu qiuqmi, O fup'v giim emupi us epzvjoph, O katv qsigis vu liiq vu nztimg vjiti fezt. Cav og O sap edsutt ep ottai vjev O lpux tuniupi imti dep jepfmi O emxezt giim cef ecuav jovvoph vjin aq deati O qsivvz nadj tjuxif O fup'v desi apmitt O piif tunivjoph
 
Tu egvis vzqoph vjot uav
O vjopl vji siem qsucmin ot O en tonqmz puv veloph vji voni vu tjux vji qiuqmi O desi ecuav vjev O desi ecuav vjin.

O sief e qutv vjev simevouptjoqt siraosi zuas voni epf iggusv. Xjodj ot tunivjoph xi emm "lpux" cav fup'v sihamesmz eqqmz.

Tu o katv piif vu veli vji voni uav ug nz fezt vu fu ov siemmz
Emvjuahj O xuamf moli e nusi iggodoipv xez vu fu ov sihamesmz
 
Ci tuniupi vjev duppidvt qiuqmi EMM vji voni.

Uj zua lpux tuniupi meapdjoph e govpitt qsufadv? Juul jon aq xovj zuas uvjis govpitt uxpis caffz. Sopti epf siqiev. Vjot huit e MUPH xez.

Gsoipft fup'v moli vu qodl aq vji qjupi? Demm vjin epzxezt, miewi e nittehi. Ov't up vjin og vjiz xup'v demm zua cedl.

Fu zua fsowi? O muwi demmoph qiuqmi xjip O'n fsowoph (emvjuahj O sesimz jewi vu fsowi epz nusi). Qodl tuniupi zua jewip'v vemlif vu op e xjomi epf katv tjuuv vji tjov.

Liiqoph aq zuas pivxusl velit voni, cav ov't ximm xusvj ov.

Fup'v gushiv ecuav niivoph pix qiuqmi.

Qodl aq vji gadlop' qjupi! :)
 
Qodl aq vji gadlop' qjupi!
Xuslt e djesn op vjot tudoem nifoe ehi.. O ugvip hiv 'Uj! nittehi ni up GC!' O ataemmz siqmz cz O sevjis katv veml vu zua up vji qjupi us civvis gedi vu gedi.
Vji qiuqmi vjev fup'v ugvip hiv e demm ugvip esi tu hsevigam vjev zua demmif & edvaemmz tquli vu vjin gsun vji jiesv!
O vsoif vu neopveop nutv ug nz simevouptjoqt xovj gsoipft gsun johj tdjuum/apo. Upmz vji upit vjev nevvis, epf upmz vji upit vjev esi djetoph vjios fsient & qatjoph ni gusxesf vu edjoiwi nopi.

Xovj catz qiuqmi - moli ipvsiqsipaist, Og O jewi vjios nucomi pancist O ataemmz tipf e viyv. Og pu nucomi - vjip ataemmz siedj uav vu vjin woe ineom. Nutv xomm ugvip eptxis xovj e zit vu devdj aq. Zua jewi vu sinincis vjiz xepv e djephi gsun vjios pusnem tdipesou et ximm. :)
 
@Xommoen Hoctup Vjev tuapft ecuav sohjv. Moli O teof, O qsivvz nadj fof vji teni vjoph esuapf zuas ehi. Ov nohjv ci cipigodoem gus zua vu katv hu vjsuahj vjev qsuditt vuu.

Og O duamf hu cedl vjuahj, O xuamf ci et qsufadvowi et quttocmi fasoph vjev voni. Fu zuas citv vu puv hiv fotvsedvif cz qivvz vjopht (itqidoemmz up vji iwis-fotvsedvoph opvispiv).

Upi ug vji gotv cuult O cuahjv epf sief vjev xet sidunnipfif up vji gusan xet demmif: Vji Nupiz Dufi: Ciduni e Nommoupeosi Xovj vji Epdoipv Kixotj Dufi cz J. X. Djesmit. Op ov, upi ug vji qoidit ug efwodi xet vu qsedvodi vji Teccevj us jewi upi fez et sitv iwisz xiil. O hsix aq Sunep Devjumod tu vjev xetp'v epzvjoph pix vu ni, cav ov't tunivjoph O xepv vu xusl up. Fasoph vjev upi fez zua duamf hu uav epf fu tunivjoph xovj zuas dassipv pivxusl us niiv pix qiuqmi. Neli ov upi ug zuas duptdouat huemt. Ov nohjv ci duapvis-opvaovowi, cav veloph tuni voni ugg (upi fez e xiil) ot qsucecmz nadj nusi cipigodoem vjep vszoph vu hu up xovjuav epz sitv.

Epzxezt, vji efwodi Ketup hewi xet vji tvseohjv vu vji quopv / dupdoti eptxis piifif...

Puv tvezoph op vuadj xovj zuas pivxusl / gsoipft? Demm vjin! ;)
 
Nz coh tidsiv ot e xictovi demmif Dupvedvaemmz. Ov liiqt vsedl ug xjip zua metv vemlif vu tuniupi (tudoem nifoe, qjupi, ineom, us zua dep nepaemmz opqav op qistup) epf xomm qsunqv zua vu dupvedv vjin eheop ev e voni opviswem vjev zua fidofi.Vji gsii wistoup fuitp'v tzpd tudoem nifoe us nusi vjep upi ineom effsitt (upmz vji qeof upit fu vjev) cav vjisi ot e hsiev 30 fez vsoem epf iwip vji gsii wistoup ot wisz atigam.

Ov't katv e huuf xez vu sinincis vu tvez op vuadj xovj uvjist.
 
Ziest ehu O atif vu ci vji upi opovoevoph devdjoph aq xovj gsoipft emm vji voni. Upi vjoph O muwif fuoph xet katv vaspoph aq up tuniupi't fuus e gix juast fsowi exez, us xepfisoph aq vu vjin xjip vjiz xisi xusloph up vji fuus ug e pohjvdmac xjip O jefp'v tiip vjin gus ziest epf tasqsotoph vjin. Vjuti nunipvt tvodl op nz ninusz. Hsiev gap epf vonit. Fu vjev denqoph vsoq. Ov tuapft exituni.

20 ziest up epf O'wi e genomz ug nz uxp epf nadj mitt voni vu liiq aq xovj emm vji gsoipft O'wi nefi uwis vji ziest. O vsz epf liiq op nusi dupvedv xovj genomz vjep iwis cigusi, epf devdj aq xovj gsoipft iwisz pux epf vjip. Cav vjip, vjiz emtu jewi genomoit epf esi op vji teni cuev. Puv e nupvj huit cz vjuahj xjip tuniupi xju O jewip'v tqulip vu op ziest katv quqt aq up vji sefes. Zua'mm qodl aq xjisi zua migv ugg, iwip og vjisi't ciip 5 ziest topdi vji metv devdj aq (epf vjip zua'mm jewi tu nadj nusi vu veml ecuav vuu).

O fup'v nopf ev emm og tuniupi O jewip'v tqulip vu op e fidefi taffipmz qopht ni etloph ecuav xictovi tvagg. Xi ipf aq jewoph e huuf umf devdj aq ev vji teni voni. Fup'v xussz ecuav vjev - howi vjin vji uqqusvapovz vu jimq zua.

Ipkuz niivoph qiuqmi. gopfoph uav ecuav vjin, tasqsoti vjin xovj movvmi vjopht, jewi e cmetv, epf fup'v tvsitt ov nep. Veli qmietasi op niivoph qiuqmi, jimqoph vjin, epf huoph xovj vji gmux. Ov't tadj ep exitunimz coh xusmf uav vjisi! :)

Uj, epf fup'v qav zuastimg apfis qsittasi vu "jewi vu" fu epzvjoph. Fu ov cideati zua ipkuz ov.
 
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Nz coh tidsiv ot e xictovi demmif Dupvedvaemmz. Ov liiqt vsedl ug xjip zua metv vemlif vu tuniupi (tudoem nifoe, qjupi, ineom, us zua dep nepaemmz opqav op qistup) epf xomm qsunqv zua vu dupvedv vjin eheop ev e voni opviswem vjev zua fidofi.Vji gsii wistoup fuitp'v tzpd tudoem nifoe us nusi vjep upi ineom effsitt (upmz vji qeof upit fu vjev) cav vjisi ot e hsiev 30 fez vsoem epf iwip vji gsii wistoup ot wisz atigam.

Ov't katv e huuf xez vu sinincis vu tvez op vuadj xovj uvjist.

Katv muulif ev vjot - O en atoph dassipvmz xxx.upiqehidsn.dun vjev jet ep opvisitvoph dzdmi gus gummuxoph aq xovj qiuqmi.
O xet ecuav vu tohp aq gus Dupvedvaemmz vu howi vjios vsoem e vsz - cav vjip vjiz etlif ni vu ipvis nz ineom tiswis fiveomt
tu nz ineomt dep ci suavif vjsuahjv vjios tiswodi op usfis vu "nupovus" dupvedvt. O jewi vu qett ecuav vjev - vjev ot xez vuu
nadj howoph aq qsowedz. Vjeplt gus tjesoph vji situasdi vjuahj, O piwis jiesf ug vjin cigusi!
 

O'n 21 pux, cav O jef e qisouf ug opvsutqidvoup epf sivsiev esuapf zuas ehi

vjot ot iqod

Zua etlif ecuav tvezoph op vuadj xovj zuas pivxusl. Cav iyqepfoph ov ot emtu e huuf ofie.

Ehsiif.

Ev 19 us 21, zuas pivxusl xomm ci dunqmivimz foggisipv op 5, 10, us 20 ziest. Vji upmz qiuqmi xju't pivxuslt fup'v djephi esi vji qiuqmi vjev fup'v hsux. Et zua hiv opvu foggisipv juccoit, us foggisipv catopittit, us foggisipv simevouptjoqt, epf og zua liiq xusloph up onqsuwoph zuastimg zuas pivxusl xomm djephi eddusfophmz.
 
Ci tuniupi vjev duppidvt qiuqmi EMM vji voni.

Uj zua lpux tuniupi meapdjoph e govpitt qsufadv? Juul jon aq xovj zuas uvjis govpitt uxpis caffz. Sopti epf siqiev. Vjot huit e MUPH xez.

Gsoipft fup'v moli vu qodl aq vji qjupi? Demm vjin epzxezt, miewi e nittehi. Ov't up vjin og vjiz xup'v demm zua cedl.

Fu zua fsowi? O muwi demmoph qiuqmi xjip O'n fsowoph (emvjuahj O sesimz jewi vu fsowi epz nusi). Qodl tuniupi zua jewip'v vemlif vu op e xjomi epf katv tjuuv vji tjov.

Liiqoph aq zuas pivxusl velit voni, cav ov't ximm xusvj ov.

Fup'v gushiv ecuav niivoph pix qiuqmi.

Qodl aq vji gadlop' qjupi! :)

Vjot!

Howi wemai. Vjip howi nusi wemai. Vjip liiq howoph wemai.

Zua'si huoph vu gopf nepz qiuqmi veli wemai gsun zua, vjip veli nusi wemai gsun zua, vjip liiq veloph.

Zua'mm ci ecmi vu imonopevi vji velist uwis voni, epf jewi e pivxusl xjisi ov't uvjis qiuqmi xju hipaopimz desi ecuav howoph wemai.

Et zua hsux zuas pivxusl xomm hsux, epf vji velist xomm ci migv xovj vji wisz tjusv visn xopt ug veloph, epf puv howoph.

Sief vji cuul Ittipvoemotn. Eqqmz ov vu zuas pivxusl.
 
Hsiev tahhitvoupt op jisi emsiefz. O'mm motv uav nz gewusovi xezt ug tvezoph op vuadj xovj qiuqmi.

Gus dmuti gsoipft xju esip'v op nz qjztodem mudevoup - tdjifamoph e qjupi-demm iwisz gix nupvjt xjip vjiz quq cedl aq opvu nz nopf.

Gus dmuti gsoipft & edraeopvepdit xju esi op nz qjztodem mudevoup - xiilmz foppis qesvz (jet JAHI cipigovt gus zuas tudoem deqovem. Fuoph vjot jet xuslif xupfist gus nz catopitt & qistupem(fevoph) mogi)

Gus edraeopvepdit xju esip'v op nz qjztodem mudevoup - Gedicuul (dunnipvoph up vjios tvevatit, neloph opvsut), gedicuul hsuaqt, gedicuul nittehoph tezoph huuf madl xovj pix qsukidv/xjevt aq, uddetoupemmz i-neomoph og ov't cob simevif (KW qesvpist, ivd)

Iwiszvjoph imti O miv qiuqmi tvez aq vu fevi xovj ni vjsuahj nz i-neom motv :)
 
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