If you’re trying to be persuasive or helpful, if you need to sell something or influence someone, or if you need to get someone’s attention, you are probably hoping for a response.
Curiosity is a positive response. So is a statement. It could be an action like sharing, replying, or recommending. What it isn’t, is silence.
If you get only silence, the thing to do is to decide what to tweak. Deciding what to tweak can be hard because there is no formula for understanding the silence. For example, it might not be what you’re saying, but how you’re saying it (you can hone your message). Or, you may not be reaching the right people (you can hone your audience). It may also just be bad timing (in this case, consistency comes in handy). Most people won’t tell you “thanks, but no thanks.” If they do, that’s good feedback.
If you’re focused on getting others to take action be prepared to be patient and consistent. Be prepared for silence. Most of all, be prepared to make a tweak and try again.
Design
A Quick Of Italian Design
I’m just checking in while abroad and have some great content upcoming for when it’s back to the grind for me! Until then I’d like to point out the amazing, seemingly inherent Italian focus on design. Every cafe, apartment, door, window, shop…everything! Beauty is everywhere in this country. In the States, our focus is on being better, doing more, earning more, achieving more. Here it is about creating better aesthetic, looking nicer, feeling better.
Neither is right or wrong, in fact I think it would be perfection to combine the two ideas. Let me know your thoughts in the comments on which you focus on, and how you could better improve the alternate trait wouldn’t you?