good connections is a two way street - by Minh D
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a lesson from my mother [40]:
Welcome the new 24 readers who joined the newsletter this week. Feel free to say hi and let me know what you think about this essay. My mom once gave me a lesson that stays with me until today: “You need to open up first before others could.” This was imparted to me when I struggled to create meaningful friendships in high school and college. My mom, more than anyone, was adamant that I share more about my life, the personal and intimate (in appropriate detail of course), the little and big moments. She called them complementary stories, aka anecdotes one could freely share to get the…
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