For many of us, one component of connecting with others in the community is attending networking events. Frequently, I’m asked for recommendations on who hosts great events, which events are the right ones to attend, and who to connect with once on the scene. With so many events to choose from and so many reasons […]
Author: Alana
Find the Sweet Spot: Serving Others and Oneself to Achieve Balance
“Don’t ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive and then go do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” Howard Thurman In my 2014 post about Adam Grant’s “Give and Take,” I pointed out that the best networkers are those who are generous with […]
What’s Your Resting Face?
Traveling with a group of clients to a conference one Sunday morning, it seemed that nothing was going right. One member of our party thought she had booked a ticket on our flight – she hadn’t and didn’t realize it until about 12 hours before departure. The multi-pound box of conference swag didn’t arrive in […]