{"id":59529,"date":"2018-08-30T19:20:59","date_gmt":"2018-08-31T03:20:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/?p=59529"},"modified":"2018-09-06T18:38:07","modified_gmt":"2018-09-07T02:38:07","slug":"eliminate-loneliness-in-4-easy-steps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/eliminate-loneliness-in-4-easy-steps\/","title":{"rendered":"Eliminate Loneliness in 4 Easy Steps"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/div>

You want to eliminate loneliness from your life, right?<\/span><\/p>\n

You want amazing friends to hike with. You want to be invited for Sunday Funday brunches. <\/span><\/p>\n

Heck, you\u2019d even be down with a spontaneous weekend to Vegas with the boys!<\/span><\/p>\n

But where do you begin?<\/span><\/p>\n

Do you need to get better at reading body language? You heard that asking good questions and listening are important. But aren\u2019t you supposed to be great at telling stories too?<\/span><\/p>\n

Social dynamics are complex and it\u2019s impossible to learn everything there is to know about them.<\/span><\/p>\n

You can always improve. But are you improving in the right areas?<\/span><\/p>\n

This article will clear things up for you. If you want to make new friends \u2013 best friends that have your back no matter what \u2013 whenever and wherever you want, keep reading. <\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2019m going to show you the four-step process to follow, without all the extras. Focus on these, and you\u2019ll make new friends in less than a month.<\/span><\/p>\n

1. Meet People in the Right Places<\/span><\/h2>\n

Where you meet people<\/a> is way more important than how you meet them, yet no one talks about this. <\/span><\/p>\n

What\u2019s the point of being great at making friends if you never even meet people you\u2019d want to hang out with?<\/span><\/p>\n

To find these places, you need to figure out what\u2019s important to you. <\/span><\/p>\n

What do you enjoy doing? What do you want to learn? What do you want to accomplish?<\/span><\/p>\n

Then, you want to find groups that will help you do these things.<\/span><\/p>\n

Are you growing a business? Take a marketing class where you\u2019ll meet others with similar goals. <\/span><\/p>\n

Do you love playing soccer? Join a soccer team and meet others who do too.<\/span><\/p>\n

When you meet people in the right places, you\u2019ll meet the right people and they\u2019ll be much more interested in getting to know you.<\/span><\/p>\n

2. Meet People the Right Way<\/span><\/h2>\n

Have you ever met someone and, ten minutes later, you still feel like strangers? Ugh, that\u2019s the worst.<\/span><\/p>\n

There\u2019s an easy way around this \u2013 get and use their name. It makes the conversation personal very quickly.<\/span><\/p>\n

But you need to start the conversation first<\/a> and have a reason for getting their name. Use this process to help you:<\/span><\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Say or ask something relevant to the situation.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Give a reason for introducing yourself. <\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Get their name.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Here\u2019s an example after joining a Photoshop class:<\/span><\/p>\n

    Rob:<\/i><\/b> Hey there. What do you plan on editing photos for?<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

    Jess:<\/i><\/b> I take family and newborn photos and just want to make my photos look that much better. You?<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

    Rob:<\/i><\/b> Oh cool. I\u2019m here to improve my marketing photos. That awesome that you\u2019re in business for yourself. I always enjoy meeting people who are their own boss. I\u2019m Rob by the way.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

    Jess:<\/i><\/b> Yeah, I find it interesting too. I\u2019m Jess. Nice to meet you\u2026<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

    You don\u2019t have to move that quickly though. Feel free to talk for a bit about whatever it is you bring up. <\/span><\/p>\n

    Just make sure you say something relevant, give a reason for meeting them, then get their name.<\/span><\/p>\n

    3. Quickly Build a Connection<\/span><\/h2>\n

    You\u2019ve probably been here before: You meet someone, talk to them, and that\u2019s it. <\/span><\/p>\n

    No friendship ever develops, even if you really like the person.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Don\u2019t worry, that ends here.<\/span><\/p>\n

    All you have to do is find things that you both can talk passionately about, then have a good time.<\/span><\/p>\n

    And that\u2019s another reason these groups are great places to meet people \u2013 because you already have a common interest.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Do these three things:<\/span><\/p>\n

      \n
    1. Be curious.<\/b> Ask questions and be genuinely interested. <\/span><\/li>\n
    2. Relate to what they say.<\/b> If they mention something that you can talk about, share a story, fact, opinion, or feeling about it. Introduce new topics and keep the conversation moving.<\/span><\/li>\n
    3. Make it fun for the both of you.<\/b> Mess around. Have high, positive energy. Compliment them. Be dramatic in a fun way.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      If you follow these three tips while pursuing common interests, you\u2019ll bond very, very fast.<\/span><\/p>\n

      4. Get Their Phone Number and Hang Out<\/span><\/h2>\n

      Okay, you\u2019re building a relationship, but it\u2019s not over yet. <\/span><\/p>\n

      You need to get their phone number, otherwise, all this work will disappear.<\/span><\/p>\n

      So give them a reason for getting it. Like, \u201cSeems like you enjoy kayak. I could hit you up next time I go to the river if you\u2019re interested.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

      If they show interest, you\u2019re good to go. Just get their number now.<\/span><\/p>\n

      Then, when you have opportunities to hang out, hit them up. If they say yes, you now have a new friend!<\/span><\/p>\n

      Eliminate Loneliness This Month<\/h2>\n

      Don\u2019t let the simplicity of this process fool you. It\u2019s worked wonders for me and many others.<\/span><\/p>\n

      If you follow the steps and take action, you can easily eliminate loneliness this month. Get out there and give it a go.<\/p>\n

      Good luck!<\/span><\/p>\n

      \n

      Rob Riker helps ambitious young adults make new friends by becoming confident and socially savvy so they can create a lifestyle they love. Get his free email course Making New Friends the Easy Way<\/a> and learn how to build best friend-like relationship whenever and wherever you want.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      You want to eliminate loneliness from your life, right? You want amazing friends to hike with. You want to be invited for Sunday Funday brunches. Heck, you\u2019d even be down with a spontaneous weekend to Vegas with the boys! But … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13408,"featured_media":59533,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[6],"tags":[654,1645,4021,66,4629],"yoast_head":"\nEliminate Loneliness in 4 Easy Steps<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Loneliness is one of the worst feelings and the negative effects spread to other areas of your life. Here are 4 easy steps to eliminate loneliness for good.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/eliminate-loneliness-in-4-easy-steps\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Eliminate Loneliness in 4 Easy Steps\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Loneliness is one of the worst feelings and the negative effects spread to other areas of your life. Here are 4 easy steps to eliminate loneliness for good.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/eliminate-loneliness-in-4-easy-steps\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pick the Brain | Motivation and Self Improvement\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pickthebrain\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2018-08-31T03:20:59+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2018-09-07T02:38:07+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Eliminate-loneliness.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2048\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1365\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@robertgriker\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@pickthebrain\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"robriker\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Pick the Brain | Motivation and Self Improvement\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/eliminate-loneliness-in-4-easy-steps\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Eliminate-loneliness.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Eliminate-loneliness.jpg\",\"width\":2048,\"height\":1365,\"caption\":\"Eliminate loneliness\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/eliminate-loneliness-in-4-easy-steps\/#webpage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/eliminate-loneliness-in-4-easy-steps\/\",\"name\":\"Eliminate Loneliness in 4 Easy Steps\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/eliminate-loneliness-in-4-easy-steps\/#primaryimage\"},\"datePublished\":\"2018-08-31T03:20:59+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2018-09-07T02:38:07+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/a3892ca254dadcd41379d8116d7a9d8e\"},\"description\":\"Loneliness is one of the worst feelings and the negative effects spread to other areas of your life. Here are 4 easy steps to eliminate loneliness for good.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/eliminate-loneliness-in-4-easy-steps\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/eliminate-loneliness-in-4-easy-steps\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/eliminate-loneliness-in-4-easy-steps\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Eliminate Loneliness in 4 Easy Steps\"}]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/a3892ca254dadcd41379d8116d7a9d8e\",\"name\":\"robriker\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d88e8308be0fd99cb675f67acda2269a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d88e8308be0fd99cb675f67acda2269a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"robriker\"},\"description\":\"Rob Riker helps ambitious young adults make new friends by becoming confident and socially savvy so they can create a lifestyle they love. Get his free email course Making New Friends the Easy Way and learn how to build best friend-like relationship whenever and wherever you want.\",\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/www.thesocialwinner.com\",\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/@robertgriker\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/author\/robriker\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Eliminate Loneliness in 4 Easy Steps","description":"Loneliness is one of the worst feelings and the negative effects spread to other areas of your life. Here are 4 easy steps to eliminate loneliness for good.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/eliminate-loneliness-in-4-easy-steps\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Eliminate Loneliness in 4 Easy Steps","og_description":"Loneliness is one of the worst feelings and the negative effects spread to other areas of your life. Here are 4 easy steps to eliminate loneliness for good.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/eliminate-loneliness-in-4-easy-steps\/","og_site_name":"Pick the Brain | Motivation and Self Improvement","article_publisher":"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pickthebrain","article_published_time":"2018-08-31T03:20:59+00:00","article_modified_time":"2018-09-07T02:38:07+00:00","og_image":[{"width":2048,"height":1365,"url":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Eliminate-loneliness.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary","twitter_creator":"@robertgriker","twitter_site":"@pickthebrain","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"robriker","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/","name":"Pick the Brain | Motivation and Self Improvement","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/eliminate-loneliness-in-4-easy-steps\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Eliminate-loneliness.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Eliminate-loneliness.jpg","width":2048,"height":1365,"caption":"Eliminate loneliness"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/eliminate-loneliness-in-4-easy-steps\/#webpage","url":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/eliminate-loneliness-in-4-easy-steps\/","name":"Eliminate Loneliness in 4 Easy Steps","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/eliminate-loneliness-in-4-easy-steps\/#primaryimage"},"datePublished":"2018-08-31T03:20:59+00:00","dateModified":"2018-09-07T02:38:07+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/a3892ca254dadcd41379d8116d7a9d8e"},"description":"Loneliness is one of the worst feelings and the negative effects spread to other areas of your life. Here are 4 easy steps to eliminate loneliness for good.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/eliminate-loneliness-in-4-easy-steps\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/eliminate-loneliness-in-4-easy-steps\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/eliminate-loneliness-in-4-easy-steps\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Eliminate Loneliness in 4 Easy Steps"}]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/a3892ca254dadcd41379d8116d7a9d8e","name":"robriker","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d88e8308be0fd99cb675f67acda2269a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d88e8308be0fd99cb675f67acda2269a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"robriker"},"description":"Rob Riker helps ambitious young adults make new friends by becoming confident and socially savvy so they can create a lifestyle they love. Get his free email course Making New Friends the Easy Way and learn how to build best friend-like relationship whenever and wherever you want.","sameAs":["http:\/\/www.thesocialwinner.com","https:\/\/twitter.com\/@robertgriker"],"url":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/author\/robriker\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59529"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13408"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59529"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59529\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/59533"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59529"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59529"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59529"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}