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How to Turn Occasional Contacts Into Lasting Relationships

From 18 Months of Silence to Quarterly Calls I met Sarah during my time working for a technology sales company in Arizona. We ate lunch together nearly every day for two years, complaining about clients and trading book recommendations. When…
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Remember Birthdays Without Facebook: Simple Private Systems

Facebook reminded me of my cousin's birthday three days late last year. The notification got buried under ads and event invites. This is what happens when you trust a platform to remember birthdays—it doesn't actually…
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Remember to Reach Out: 7 Practical Steps

When Silence Becomes a Habit I hadn't spoken to my former mentor in eleven months. Not because anything happened. We just stopped connecting. Work got busy. Weeks turned into months. By the time I noticed, the silence felt…
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