5 Questions to Ask When You Have Nothing in Common

Get the Confidently Connect Workshop! https://www.cassthompson.com/connectworkshop Want to reach out but not sure what to say? Get the FREE "But What Do I Say?!?" Connection Messages Guidebook to steal our words and take them as your own! https://www.cassthompson.com/connection In this episode of Creating Opportunities, Cassandra Thompson addresses the decline in social curiosity due to hyper-personalization. She shares practical ways to reignite curiosity and improve relationship-building by asking simple questions based on the five Ws and one H (Who, What, When, Where, Why, How). Through examples, such as discussing pickleball, she demonstrates how to engage in conversations about interests you may not share and underscores the importance of showing genuine interest in others. Cassandra also advises on overcoming the fear of looking uninformed when asking questions in professional settings and suggests daily practices for strengthening the social muscle of curiosity. 00:00 Introduction: The Decline of Curiosity 00:30 Welcome to Creating Opportunities 00:50 The Impact of Hyper-Personalization 03:16 Reviving the Social Muscle of Curiosity 03:44 Elementary School Fundamentals: The 5 Ws and 1 H 04:12 Practical Example: Getting Interested in Pickleball 08:32 Overcoming the Fear of Asking Questions 10:20 Practicing Curiosity in Daily Life 13:11 Conclusion and Next Steps 13:59 Outro: Stay Connected Start posting on LinkedIn with our FREE list of 20 Things to Post on LinkedIn: https://www.cassthompson.com/linkedin20 SHOP AMAZON to See our Favorite Things! It's no extra cost to you but it does give us a small percentage for giving you the recommendation SHOP → → → https://amzn.to/2QfWCV8 If you want to see EXACTLY what I buy, check out all my Favorites, in my store HERE: www.amazon.com/shop/cassthompsoncareeradvice SPEAKING INQUIRIES 🙋🏼‍♀️ Contact: [email protected] https://www.cassthompson.com/speaker INFO 🌟 Check out our Founder's other channel for job search advice: https://www.youtube.com/c/cassthompsonconsulting ABOUT This isn’t your grandpa’s networking. What if you stopped networking and instead started building intentional, authentic relationships? What if you made building authentic relationships a part of your weekly and monthly goals? What if you met cool people just for the sake of meeting cool people, and you allowed yourself to see where it takes you? At One Hello, we discourage “networking” for the sake of leverage and, instead, help you focus on building real relationships. When networking feels less transactional and more like it should (like it’s enriching our lives), that’s the sweet spot!