“Who’s Got Next?”

“A person’s success in life can usually be measured by the number of uncomfortable conversations he or she is willing to have.” -Tim Ferriss

A hoops metaphor that applies to all areas of life…

If you show up to the park wanting to play pickup basketball and there’s already a game in progress and people standing around the sidelines, you have to go up to complete strangers and ask two questions:

The first: “Who’s got next?”

The second (once you find out who has next): “Can I run with you?”

Both questions (especially the second) are scary and vulnerable because you have to put yourself out there.

But if you don’t take the leap and ask, you don’t get to play.