Networking

Last December I went to a women's networking Christmas event. It was well organised, well attended, good ideas and fun - and I felt like a fish out of water! Why? Good question - and one that I have not been able to answer.

This week I girded my loins and went to another networking event, at Stansted. This time I found it much easier (although it was a women's event again, it was a lot less 'girlie' which I think I prefer). And I can't tell you why!

Confidence? Yes, confidence has a lot to do with it. But also the people I talked to, I had something in common with. One was a customer of mine! Wow, you don't often meet your customers when you work on an internet business so that was a real treat.

I need to be a networker to make my business work, so I'm glad I went and I'm even more glad I managed to interact and get benefit from the session. The subject matter was something I understand (branding) and the kind of people there were business-minded, so perhaps the whole focus of the event was more conducive to me being 'successful'.

What I can say is that a little confidence goes a long way. I came back from the meeting feeling I had achieved something, not just in business terms, but most importantly in self-development terms. I CAN do this, I can make this work and I am going to.