#294: Beyond 500 Lunches with Strangers: Lessons on Achieving Anything – Nick Bendel

1.3.2026

The Toastmasters Podcast

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[36:05] What would happen if you committed to having lunch with 500 strangers? In this episode, host Greg Gazin reconnects with Nick Bendel (Episode #250), who not only reached that goal, he surpassed it. What began as a business experiment to improve social skills became something much deeper, a lesson in confidence, curiosity and personal growth. This episode isn’t really about lunch. It’s about what happens when you choose discomfort long enough to grow.

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#294: Beyond 500 Lunches with Strangers: Lessons on Achieving Anything – Nick Bendel

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#293: Personal Experience: Toastmasters, Rotary & the Alliance – Stephanie Steckel

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#292: Untangling Cultural Knots to Create Mutual Connection – Maria Garaitonandia

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