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How To Connect w/ Busy People (& actually get HAPPY replies)

Ramit Sethi Free Beginner

Sethi gives word-for-word scripts and, more usefully, the follow-up move almost nobody does: closing the loop by telling someone how their advice actually played out. That habit is what turns a single cold message into an ongoing relationship instead of a one-off ask.

• Show you already took action before asking for more of someone's time
• Use word-for-word opening scripts as a starting point, then make them specific
• Close the loop afterward; people remember who followed up on their advice