{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Friday Field Notes: Make the Call","description":"A few patterns keep showing up in conversations with leaders and business owners: 1- The list everyone\u2019s avoiding A lot of people updated their holiday card list\u2026 \u2026and realized there are a lot of people they haven\u2019t spoken to in months (or years). Action: -Make a master list of everyone you haven\u2019t connected with in the last 3, 6, 12, or 24 months \u2014 Pick up the phone and call them in January. 2- Planning is happening. Execution is pausing. January is already here. Waiting for the \u201cright time\u201d to ask for meetings or business slows momentum. Plan \u2014 yes. But leadership shows up in execution. 3- Social media is a multiplier, not a nice-to-have Your clients are on these platforms. If you\u2019re posting occasionally, generically, or waiting to be perfect \u2014 you\u2019re being forgotten. Be consistent. Be visible. Be you. Comment. Engage. Share perspective. Top of mind wins. 4- Don\u2019t run from AI \u2014 run toward it You don\u2019t need hours a day. Start with 1\u20135 minutes daily learning how to use it to think, write, and lead better. ","author_name":"THINK Business with Jon Dwoskin","author_url":"http:\/\/thinkbusiness.libsyn.com\/website","html":"