I believe our seemingly separate lives are more richly interconnected than we think. Just last week, I saw the small world effect at work again for the gazillionth time. My roommate met my friend from Chicago for the first time. They soon discovered that they had both recently worked on projects in the same tiny town in rural Pennslyvania 500 miles away!

So, who’s ready for a little adventure? Here’s my experiment: I want to see if a stranger can (and will) help you with something that you want.

It’ll go something like this:

Steps

1. Think of something that you want. Be specific, and phrase it as one of the following:
   I want to meet …
   I want to create …
   I want to share …
   
2. Send your request to me:
   strangers@talk-to-strangers.com
3. I will forward your request to six random people who are also playing along, asking them if they will be able to help you. If someone is able to help, I will put them in direct contact with you.
4. I’ll follow up with you in one month to see how things went!

Commitments

Try to keep these commitments as you participate:

• hold the belief that building relationships is the first step to getting what you want
• hold the belief that when you help someone, it will come back to you
• be open to the fact that the first person you talk to might not be able to directly help you, but that they probably know someone that can
• Have fun!

Notes

• be prepared to receive 6 emails from me over the next month
  (on the flip side, this means up to six people could help you)