“Hey, I want to talk to you about something that’s a little uncomfortable for me. I do “.....". You may - or may not - know friends (or acquaintances) (or colleagues) of ours (yours) that are clients of mine and I would never want you to think that because we’ve never talked about it, that it means I’m not interested in doing so with you too. So I just want you to know that I’d love to talk to you about what I do if you would such a conversation helpful.”
I’ve had nice responses to this that are not awkward at all. Good luck!
I’ve used something along the lines of:
“Hey, I want to talk to you about something that’s a little uncomfortable for me. I do “.....". You may - or may not - know friends (or acquaintances) (or colleagues) of ours (yours) that are clients of mine and I would never want you to think that because we’ve never talked about it, that it means I’m not interested in doing so with you too. So I just want you to know that I’d love to talk to you about what I do if you would such a conversation helpful.”
I’ve had nice responses to this that are not awkward at all. Good luck!
“How do you invest your money?” Is my best line. Simple, straight to the point but only use it when there’s an opportunity naturally.
I just never do it usually they will ask what I have been up to and I just say working