When people ask, “What’s the point of networking?” they typically have more deep-seated discontent with the experience. The awkward interactions. The not knowing what to talk about with strangers. The feelings of insecurity, vulnerability, lack of authenticity. Oh, and the time… time you don’t get back. They don’t call it net-WORKING for nothing. This is hard […]
Month: November 2020
“What’s Your Favorite Podcast?” and Other Great Questions
What’s your approach to engaging people in conversation? My friend always chuckles at my standard greeting, “Hey! What’s going on?” Sometimes it’s, “What’s cookin’?” or “How you doin’?” It may be a catchphrase, but it is also my way of getting people talking. You see, questions have that tendency. A question demonstrates to others that […]
Meal Planning
Starting last year, even before the “time of Covid,” my son made a special request. “Mama, if I promise to help, can we start eating dinner at home more often?” Casting aside my feelings of guilt for the four, five or six (ok, sometimes seven) nights of the week we would eat out, I reluctantly […]