• no conversation you can have with a stranger can build the level of trust you get when a friend of that stranger refers you to them
  • what made me realize that was remembering my experience getting to know I.O from RIOT.
    • we had a great talk about Masculinity and fulfilling your potential and Purpose
    • I tried setting up another hangout but it never happened
    • until… I see him with a friend of mine.
    • I felt like that by itself built a stronger level of trust between me and him and now every time we bump into each other we talk. That wasn’t the case before.
    • of course there’s always factors outside