Sep 17, 2026 · 5 min · 5 segments
Your next opportunity might start with a message you haven't sent yet. When I started sharing my cell phone number on the podcast, I thought I might get overwhelmed with calls and texts. Turns out…
Andy HumphreyHost
And that is, I took a little bit of a risk and in some episodes, which you've probably heard, I put my cell phone number out there.

Say, hey, say, what's up, Andy? And when I first started putting my cell phone number out there, I thought it might not be a good idea.

I thought, man, what if everyone starts texting me all the time? I thought it might be a little bit risky, but well, turns out my phone survived and not everyone contacts me.

So if I say few people contact me, It's those who do that stand out, that have an opportunity to make a difference.

And so here's someone who heard something, they got curious, and they took that curiosity one step further.

That little step is interesting because I wonder how many conversations we talk ourselves out of having.

But meanwhile, The person on the other end might be generally excited that somebody cares about the same weird, nerdy stuff that they do.

You're curious about soil moisture sensors and connecting things and figuring stuff out.

So who's that person for you? Who have you been meaning to contact? What have you been wanting to ask? Your first message can be pretty simple.

And that is, I took a little bit of a risk and in some episodes, which you've probably heard, I put my cell phone number out there.

Say, hey, say, what's up, Andy? And when I first started putting my cell phone number out there, I thought it might not be a good idea.

I thought, man, what if everyone starts texting me all the time? I thought it might be a little bit risky, but well, turns out my phone survived and not everyone contacts me.

So if I say few people contact me, It's those who do that stand out, that have an opportunity to make a difference.

And so here's someone who heard something, they got curious, and they took that curiosity one step further.

That little step is interesting because I wonder how many conversations we talk ourselves out of having.

But meanwhile, The person on the other end might be generally excited that somebody cares about the same weird, nerdy stuff that they do.

You're curious about soil moisture sensors and connecting things and figuring stuff out.

So who's that person for you? Who have you been meaning to contact? What have you been wanting to ask? Your first message can be pretty simple.
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