Kim Perell

Let's have coffee.

Because it's so easy to ask me, and I do this all the time with everyone.

So easy.

And you can do this with mentors, 15 minutes, they could reach out.

So if you're listening, I mean, I have like three meetings every week, at least me asking people, do you want to go to coffee?

Can I have a 15 minute coffee, virtual coffee, and then show up prepared.

So easy.

And you can do this with mentors, 15 minutes, they could reach out.

When you show up for my 15 minutes, I want you to know what are the questions that you want me to answer for you?

Can I have a 15 minute coffee, virtual coffee, and then show up prepared.

Because I'm trying to judge if I actually want to have another coffee, right?

When you show up for my 15 minutes, I want you to know what are the questions that you want me to answer for you?

Like this is a conversation that goes two ways.

So if you show up prepared, you show up with your questions and I actually feel as a mentor that I can add value to you.

Because I'm trying to judge if I actually want to have another coffee, right?

Like this is a conversation that goes two ways.

I'm stoked.

I'm happy to have another coffee.

So if you show up prepared, you show up with your questions and I actually feel as a mentor that I can add value to you.

That's how you start building that relationship, but you have to invest the time and the person has to want to invest back.