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Networking -- The other kind.
Jul. 23rd, 2005 01:57 pmSo, a bit more than a week ago, I was in the middle of my shifting-the-hours around thing (which, much to my amazement, is still holding) and working to try and restore a deadish web server. The result was that it was something like 6:00 am, and I had been up since just before midnight, trying to fix the thing.
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taxlady reminded me that she was going to check out Networking + Plus, a local business networking group. They have a fortnightly 7:00 am breakfast get together, and I decided to tag along. She had gone to a cocktail event that they had held earlier and described it as rather laid-back and informal. You essentially just wondered around asking folks what they do, and telling them what you do, and exchanging business cards. The idea is that if either of you ever discover yourself in need of (or know someone in need of) the other persons services, you would already have a convenient contact. So, I decided to tag along.
( Long and Rambly and Quite Boring... )
In the end, I find myself of two minds about the whole thing. On the one hand, I find it very difficult to force myself to be sociable in this way, and I'm not sure what ultimate good will come from it. On the other hand, this is giving me experience in meeting new folks and in trying to sell myself, skills that I certainly lack.
taxlady reminded me that she was going to check out Networking + Plus, a local business networking group. They have a fortnightly 7:00 am breakfast get together, and I decided to tag along. She had gone to a cocktail event that they had held earlier and described it as rather laid-back and informal. You essentially just wondered around asking folks what they do, and telling them what you do, and exchanging business cards. The idea is that if either of you ever discover yourself in need of (or know someone in need of) the other persons services, you would already have a convenient contact. So, I decided to tag along.( Long and Rambly and Quite Boring... )
In the end, I find myself of two minds about the whole thing. On the one hand, I find it very difficult to force myself to be sociable in this way, and I'm not sure what ultimate good will come from it. On the other hand, this is giving me experience in meeting new folks and in trying to sell myself, skills that I certainly lack.
