Deliberate Freelancer

On today’s show I am going to go over several networking tips that will be particularly helpful to introverts. But I also know extroverts who don’t love networking, so I think you extroverts out there will find these tactics useful as well. Let’s be clear: I am an introvert. In this episode, I tell you about my solo adventures in Europe, where I enjoyed being alone with my thoughts and experiences and reactions. Several things that I like are common among introverts: I am comfortable doing things alone. I enjoy being alone with my thoughts and my inner monologue. I don’t have trouble filling alone time. I like being with other people but usually one-on-one or in small groups and only for a short time. All of this seems counterintuitive to everything we think about networking. How many of you would say you hate networking? Many people think of networking as those happy hour/reception-type events with strangers. But that’s only one small part of networking. First, let’s reframe networking in our minds. I have r