# @adela__hussain on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/C2h1i47o2Qu
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/10800466-adela-hussain-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2024-01-25T15:43:34.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** ADELA | Media & Business Consultant (@adela__hussain) — https://gondola.cc/adela__hussain

## Caption

You’re having a zoom call with someone you admire.

The conversation’s flowing and…fun!

And out of the blue…an invitation.

Would you like to be on my podcast?"

"Heck Yes!" you reply.

(You didn’t even know that person had a podcast!)

​But what a good feeling that is…being invited!

I know because it’s happened to me twice in the past 3 days.

Want to know why?

Here's the big secret 👇🏽

Lead with the story, not your ego.

And

Be interesting.

I never entered the conversations with those 2 entrepreneurs saying:

"Hey, I’m Adela, I’m an expert and I can help your listeners with blah, blah, blah. Can I be on your podcast?"

Heck! I didn’t even know they had podcasts!

In the 1st scenario I was having a virtual coffee with an entrepreneur I didn’t know very well.

We start to chat about business break ups.

“Oh I had an American living in my attic!” I told her.

“I met her in Bali, convinced her to move to London, live in my house, work on my last business and it was a bit of a disaster. I grieved that business bestie break up for a while.”

The entrepreneur nodded.

“OMG we have to talk about this!" she replied.

“I’m experiencing the mess from a bad partnership right now! It’s tough. We should talk more about this. Would you like to be on my podcast?”

Can you see how my expertise and ego take a back foot in this conversation here?

No one is pitching anything.

The story is ruling 👑

Try it.

Enter conversations and lead with the story, not your ego.

You’ll be amazed at what comes back.

You’re building trust with people super quickly through shared experiences.

Keep me posted on how you get on!

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