DARCY REZAC'S POSITIVE NETWORKING® TIP OF THE WEEK

No. 314 - January 31, 2010

Been There, Done That. Here's a challenge one of our Survey participants shared: Being a singleton at an event. I either try to bring a Buddy or I don't go. The temptation is for us to give this advice: Hey, just go, even if you don't have a tag teammate! But I hesitate because I recently had the experience of going to an event solo, sitting at a table for ten, and during the course of the evening ending up being the only person sitting at the table. How sad is that!

What I needed to learn (and I should know this) is there are things to consider when hitting a room solo. For instance, if you are at a sit-down affair where everyone in the group knows one another, being the "odd person out" can be dicey. And unlike stand-up affairs, where people expect to circulate, at a sit-down affair you are kind of stuck. You can't just get up and move on. This is the type of event that calls for a tag teammate. But if you say, "What the heck, I'll go", remember what's the worse that can happen? Your ego might come out a little bruised, but what doesn't kill you makes you stronger--right?

To read about my experience go to: Shepablog

--Gayle

(Darcy and Judy were unavailable to be my tag teammate that night.)