Conversation Starter of the Week.

Keep in Touch with People

Conversation with Yourself 

They don't really care what I am doing, or what I am up to or what I want to do! If you have this refrain going through your mind, let it go. Believe me, you have run across people in your personal and professional life who do care about you and your life. However, you don't make the most of those opportunities by keeping in touch. 

You may have had those two or three people who don't care but give you their card and say to stay in touch and you try and they never get back to you. Don't be discouraged but also don't be like that person either. Every person who says keep in touch, do it! Let them know when you take a plum assignment or win an award. Communication is key and you never know what opportunity might result from it or mentoring relationship might spring up.

Get your mind right. Write the "nice meeting you" letter and continue the conversation. Don't forget to press send. Once you start your confidence will make this process easier and more natural for you.

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Conversation with Mentee

Keeping in touch is just as important for your mentee as it is for you. Work with her to make list of teachers, guidance counselors and community people who have taken an interest in her and her development. Just like you would have a keep in touch strategy she can have one as well. You as mentor will definitely be on it. This strategy can be an email followed up by a phone call monthly or bimonthly.

While coaching my swim team one of my athletes was spear heading an anti violence petition at his school and I had the opportunity to introduce him to a local politician who I have kept in touch with over the years. The politician shared contact information with him and told him to be in touch. That is exactly what my swimmer did. He reached out and now they know about his petition and have him on their radar because he is sending a monthly email with events that go on for him as well as updates about the anti violence petition. 

As always, share your experience with keeping in touch and how you practiced to build courage and confidence and what the results were, positive or not so positive. Experiences are good to share.

If you have a group of high school or middle school girls that you think could benefit from increasing confidence by learning cutting edge communication strategies to manage perceptions, improve speaking and much more, check out my movement WHY WAIT.  I will be launching an online summer training real soon. The mission is to get young people dreaming, speaking and performing like there is a bright future for them to be a part of.