30 Day Challenge: #12 Initiate a conversation... and hold on!

We're into the final week now, and it's time to turn the heat up to 11.

Today's challenge is to initiate a conversation with a complete stranger (e.g. someone walking down the street, sat next to you at a cafe or on the bus etc.) using a genuine compliment.

AND here's the catch - you must stay in the conversation until THEY end it! You cannot excuse yourself or leave until they make it crystal clear they want you to go or they leave themselves. Even if you blank out and can't think of anything to say, you must stay there with them and maintain a connection.

Starting the conversation means clearly stopping them, getting their attention, and at least saying an opening statement, e.g. "Excuse me, hi, I just noticed you walking past and wanted to say I like your sense of style".

This video from the Building Rapport course will walk you through how to do this

https://www.skool.com/brojo-the-integrity-army-6491/classroom/85ce3f87?md=db8a6006170345b7984ec3d97e4c7b59

Obviously, don't corner someone. Make sure they have the ability to leave at any time. And leave them alone when they give you a clear signal that it's over:

they hurry away from you or say "Don't talk to me" - a clear rejection
they tell you they need to leave or be somewhere else
they say something like "well nice meeting you but..."

Them frowning, looking around, or not saying anything does NOT count as them ending the conversation.

For those of you not comfortable with this, I suggest you pick a person who can easily get away, like someone walking. If you sit next to someone (e.g. at a cafe) you need good social intuition to know when they want to end it. We're not out to make other people uncomfortable here, but you will need to risk it.

This is worth 45 points. Describe the situation in full detail in the comments to collect your points, or even film yourself discretely (don't film them without permission) and share the video.

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