Gary Direnfeld

I can engage in friendly behaviors myself that may, in a sense, endear you, and we get to know each other, and we may have a few things in common.

You used the word connected.

Yes, because I was about to, you said, you know, what do people who are lonely feel?

They feel disconnected, right?

They feel unheard, unseen.

And, you know, again, one of the best ways to connect with others is to concern yourself with their life, not your own.

So, you know, you and I, we get on this call and we actually, the listeners may or may not know, but we chat before we come on air.

And that chat is just catching up a little bit.

How are you?

How are you?

And there is a genuineness to it.

And neither of us are looking for anything in return except to truly understand why.

how the other is doing.

And sometimes we'll share, hey, this is good, and sometimes we'll share, hey, struggling with that.

That's the authenticity.

And that taking of interest sincerely is what helps us feel connected.

David, I am so connected to you.

Part of my connection to you is I will think about you when we're not going live.

I will think of you midweek when we're not chatting.

And the other piece is...