Networking is the same thing geeks do at conventions for fun. It's just hanging out with people who like the same things you do and talking about what you like.
I wish being in a large crowd of strangers making small talk sounded like anything resembling fun, but I'm practically having a panic attack just reading this paragraph.
Like, I went to a convention, and a guy who thought I was cute bought me a drink, and then I met his friend who did a 'zine, and he liked a piece I wrote so he published it, and at the next con I met some of his friends who also liked what I wrote, and suddenly I was having a beer with Stephen King.
The last time I went to a convention, I stood in the back of the bar clutching my glass of wine and trying to look normal. I think I spoke to maybe three people all night.
You don't have to be in large crowds to effectively network. Just chatting with people you know could lead to opportunities (see my hair dresser example).
"Just chatting" is incredibly draining for me unless I know the other person well. It's not easy, or fun.
Twenty Years Ago: World Trade Center Bombing
Wow, 20 years ago.
It seems like
that
World Trade Center bombing has been largely forgotten after 9/11.
Then you can identify any connectors you already know, and just stay in touch with them. I mean, assuming you are interested in being introduced to new people or hearing about job openings, etc. I know a couple of people who know EVERYONE, and that's how I met half of everyone. In my field in NYC, anyway. I really don't talk to strangers.
Congratulations, Nilly and family, on the new addition!
Okay, I successfully delaminated one of the two fretboards. The other one I have finished sanding down to correct its error. This one I am now just waiting on it to dry to see if we can't get a better shape.
It seems like that World Trade Center bombing has been largely forgotten after 9/11.
I remember that day. Stephen worked on Wall Street, and I was home with Jake, who was just two.
So it's been snowing like a mofo for the last 45 minutes here in Highland Park. What's it doing in Chicago? Still rain there?
Snow coming down hard now, but I don't know if it's sticking yet.
Yay for the NillyBaby! Such great news.
