Aaron Wong

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It’s been 15 months since the launch of Looking For My Life, 10 months since I had embarked on a Southeast Asian tour, 6 months since my last blog post, and 5 months since I ended my travel to move to Sydney.

As I’ve had a chance to get settled over the last few months, I’ve contemplated returning to the blogosphere to begin writing again, but a compelling force was simply absent.  It wasn’t until about a week and a half ago, when I received an email requesting that I review a book, that I revisited this possibility.

Finally, I decided that it was time to resuscitate Looking For My Life.

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The last topic here on Looking For My Life was, “Don’t Talk to Strangers: The Worst Advice Your Parents Ever Gave You.”  In the last section, “Call to Action,” I urged readers to strike up a conversation with someone new, but only briefly covered how one might go about doing this.

I thought it might be helpful to discuss how one could actually start a conversation with a stranger.

Here are some tips, helpful hints, and advice on how to break the ice and start a conversation with a stranger.

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As I’ve been on the road doing a bit of traveling, I have often been asked,
“Where will you go next?” or “What do you plan to do in the future?”
Being asked these questions so many times has motivated me to consider the concept of planning in greater depth.

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“Move out of your comfort zone. You can only grow if you are willing to feel awkward and uncomfortable when you try something new.”

Brian Tracy

“To the degree we’re not living our dreams, our comfort zone has more control of us than we have over ourselves.”

Peter McWilliams