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The Call Dan Game

“If 80 percent of success is, as Woody Allen once said, just showing up, then 80 percent of building and maintaining relationships is just staying in touch.” — Keith Ferrazzi, Never Eat Alone, p. 181

You may know that I currently work in Dayton, Ohio, about an hour away from home in Cincinnati.  I mention it often on Twitter and Facebook, in fact.  While I’ve been able to make good use of that commute time listening to podcasts and my music library, I also see it as a great opportunity to connect and maintain the relationships I’ve developed over time with others.

I often post on Twitter and Facebook when I’m getting ready to leave work, that the “Call Dan game” is on and I leave my phone number: 513 373 4442. I have occasionally posted this when I’m on my way to work or out running errands.

So what is the Call Dan Game?  It’s an opportunity for you and I to get to know one another better if we’ve recently connected. Or it’s an opportunity to touch base if we’ve connected in the past.

The truth of the matter is this: I don’t know how else to know what you’re up to.  I’m only able to take a small sip from the “social media firehose”, and I might only see a small bit of what you post online.  As my friend BarbaraKB always says, the phone is still the best social networking tool around.

Is that my real phone number?  Yes and no.  I was fortunate to pick up a Grand Central phone number some months ago, and I have that phone number forwarded to my cell phone.  When you call 513 373 4442, you’ll probably be asked to identify yourself - please do so.  Otherwise, I won’t know who you are and might not pick up the phone.

So let’s connect.  If you want to call during work hours, feel free.  I’ll let you know if it’s a good time to chat or not.  And I’ll often post on Twitter and Facebook when “the Call Dan game is on”.

I look forward to the next time we get to chat!

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Crying while Eating Alone

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