Aliya Dossa: 101 Days, 101 Strangers, 101 Stories

For 101 consecutive days, I met a different stranger, learned about their story, and wrote about it on my blog. 101 days later, I’ve become keenly adept at connecting with and understanding people very quickly, in ways I didn’t know were possible. Before you can work well with someone — be it a client or a colleague — you need to be able to connect with them.

I had an opportunity to share what I learned on the TEDx stage

Source: Aliya Dossa

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