๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ฌ #005 - ๐จ๐๐๐๐ ๐ด๐ ๐ป๐ ๐ฑ๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐
Have you ever gone through this. You are at a networking event. People are sharing business cards with you. In fact, you are basically an introvert in an absolutely wrong kind of event where peopleโฆ
Have you ever gone through this. You are at a networking event. People are sharing business cards with you. In fact, you are basically an introvert in an absolutely wrong kind of event where people believe in talking and speaking. You feel out of place but just because your friend recommended or rather coerced you to come, you have arrived.
And now you have to go through the grind of answering questions like "who are you?" and "what do you do?". I dread these questions nowadays. Because sometimes I just want to be left alone.
I do not want to answer these questions, seriously. At least at a networking event. I know that very much defeats their purpose but hey, is that the way to build a relationship with a stranger.
You would see all kinds of people there. People who are excited and want to share their business with you. People who are polite and want to seriously ask you about your business (so that they may box you in a certain category). Ok lets be straight here. Only two boxes - useful to me or not useful to me.
What I would really love is people connect with me from a place of who I am being at that moment. If I am silent and observant, let them do so with me too. If I am chirpy, let them be chirpy with me too. First let us understand the person, not by his name, business, but what are his thoughts, can we match our wavelength, etc.
So the thought here, let me be who I am not what you want me to. We can start with "no small talk" questions. Questions which will make me think deeper about myself and you would understand something about me and find something that may resonate with you
Question for today. Am I being myself at all times?
And now you have to go through the grind of answering questions like "who are you?" and "what do you do?". I dread these questions nowadays. Because sometimes I just want to be left alone.
I do not want to answer these questions, seriously. At least at a networking event. I know that very much defeats their purpose but hey, is that the way to build a relationship with a stranger.
You would see all kinds of people there. People who are excited and want to share their business with you. People who are polite and want to seriously ask you about your business (so that they may box you in a certain category). Ok lets be straight here. Only two boxes - useful to me or not useful to me.
What I would really love is people connect with me from a place of who I am being at that moment. If I am silent and observant, let them do so with me too. If I am chirpy, let them be chirpy with me too. First let us understand the person, not by his name, business, but what are his thoughts, can we match our wavelength, etc.
So the thought here, let me be who I am not what you want me to. We can start with "no small talk" questions. Questions which will make me think deeper about myself and you would understand something about me and find something that may resonate with you
Question for today. Am I being myself at all times?