For the 2nd year, I reviewed my calendar to tally up the number of people I met. Survey says: 

307 Meetings 

It’s down from 2023, when I was getting two new businesses off the ground. In 2024, I was a little more in-person and made more new friends than last year.

But this was the year I began to see each meeting as a kind of dance—an opportunity to bond with another person and create something unique through conversation. As the year progressed, I dropped some awkwardness, let my partners take the lead more often, and smiled more than ever.

I hope we get on each others’ dance cards in 2025!

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