How to Have Deep and Meaningful Relationships When You Can’t See Anyone In-Person

Sharing My Experience With My Personal Circle of Friends and As A Professional Community Builder and Facilitator

At the beginning of 2020, I had exciting new goals to go on more dates, learn how to dance bachata, and take an improv class. My job at Catalyst Community (now MMT) gave me the opportunity to host events for local entrepreneurs that ranged anywhere from small, intimate dinners to day-long gatherings like Celebrate Toronto 2020.

But once COVID hit, our team had to cancel all the events that we had planned for the year… which ultimately shut down our new business. Plus all of my personal goals that involved, you know, meeting other people… was no longer an option.

As a single man living alone in a small apartment, 3,000 miles away from family, I had a feeling that this was going to be a looooong couple of weeks year (and counting).

I knew how important human connection was to me and immediately became proactive around creating space to connect with my community.

By the end of the year, I surprisingly felt connected with my friends and even closer to my family.