How to Love Networking comments on feedback forms show how transformational this workshop is, often in as little as one-hour! The following are general comments received in answer to the question, "What will you "be" or think or do differently to make networking more natural and enjoyable for you (as a result of this workshop)?"
- Reframe networking in a way that is more in line with who I am and what I like to do.
- Look at networking as a two-way opportunity.
- Feel less personal about the results of attending and event and bring a detachment to the process.
- I will look at networking as "connecting" and will focus only on 2-3 people and choose smaller events
"See networking through the "lens" of my eyes [the way I do with photography] to bring out the beauty I see and to have a beautiful connection." Christina Canright, Canright and Paule
"I will be less forced in my own shyness and more focused on the other person and how we can connect." Christine Carrion, Barlett Park District Scheduling Supervisor
"Since I love fixing people up, I will find out all I can about the people I meet and find out what type of "fix-up" they need. Hopefully they will return the favor some day." Jill Rudman, Realtor
"Allow myself to not always be thinking of work, but of the things I really enjoy (like people). Sue Walsh, mortgages
"Realize that it is a way to help others and I can reap benefits as a result." Kris Fay, College of DuPage Business and Professional Institute
"I'll choose events with care and network in all situations." Helen Stehlik, Stehliks' Human Motivation Services
Additional comments with attribution:
"Gail helped me reframe something that was a bit onerous into something that I can see as fun and meaningful. Gail provided a way of approaching networking for me that became so unthreatening and is now an enjoyable experience. I have been networking regularly and it has been paying off big time."
Sybil Ege, The Entrepreneur's Source
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