I met someone really interesting last week. Someone I had never met before, but who answered my enquiring questions directly and without hesitation. No guarded or ambiguous answers, just open straightforward replies.
A far cry from our politicians who these days can rarely think for themselves and are briefed to resort to stock phrases like “ let me be clear”, which is anything but clear.
He was a fundraiser for a cancer charity in Liverpool, who desperately need money to continue their excellent work in providing advice and support to people with serious health conditions. But he didn’t ask for a donation, nor did he ask why I was asking probing questions.
It was only a brief meeting and I would like to have found out more, but time didn’t allow. So as he left I asked for his business card. Rather surprising to me he didn’t have one.
I suppose it is a sign of our new tech age, where everything is communicated by the internet. Through websites; emails; Facebook; instagram; Reddit; LinkedIn; WhatsApp and even more social media that so many of the Granddad generation don’t participate in or understand.
Business cards are the handshake introduction to any longer term relationship. The biggest donors to charity are older people, so maybe there is a missed opportunity there?
🌻 For want of a business card ! 🌻

