Building Relationships Is Hard Right Now
by Matt Mattson Human connection is hard right now. Building relationships is hard right now. Meeting new people is hard right now. Here are just 10 of the many, many…
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10 Be’s of Virtual Relationship Building
by RJ Taylor How is it possible to make friends if we can’t meet? How can we really get to know people well enough over virtual settings? What does it…
Social Excellence: The “Art” of Fraternity and Sorority Growth
No matter how your organization attracts, selects, and secures its newest members, fraternities and sororities that effectively put the right amount of the right people into their chapters understand that…
The People On The Sidewalk
by Matt Mattson I once heard my good friend (and Phired Up’s Vice President), Woody Woodcock, say, “Look for the people on the sidewalk of your life. There are people…
Look Up
by Dr. Colleen Coffey-Melchiorre The world will amaze you if you let it. I consider myself somewhat of a social anthropologist. That’s a fancy way of saying I am a…
You Don’t Need an Excuse to be Socially Excellent
by Dr. Colleen Coffey-Melchiorre Traveling with #BabyJune so far been an absolute blast. I enjoy some aspects of travel, mostly the making of new friends. I try hard to practice…
#REHUMANIFY
By Matt Mattson I’ve always been mystified by machines like dehumidifiers. They seem magic. They suck moisture out of the air without you ever noticing what’s really going on or…
Social Excellence After College
This Spring, thousands of college graduates will walk across the stage to receive their degree. What awaits them is exciting. New jobs for some, graduate school for others, new cities…
Situational Awareness
by Vince Fabra Situational awareness is an underrated piece of the lifestyle of Social Excellence. Using the context of a situation to drive the content of our conversation is a…
Connection Through Curiosity
by Vince Fabra The path to deeper personal connection is curiosity, not commonality. Far too often in conversation we will say or hear someone say, “Oh my god! Me too.”…
