Not too long ago I wrote about my initialย networking activities of late.
This morning I went to the American Women’s Network (AWN) coffee morning for the first time. Now when I first arrived I attended an AWN meeting, which was very different as it was in someone’s home with just a few people. After that event I swore to never to go another one, which I successfully did for the past eight years (almost). ๐ However, as I have said, I need to network and I have heard really nice things about the group and their activities, so I decided to give it a go as I have still stayed updated with their events.
It was an interesting event, indeed. They have grown to the point that now the event is held in a hotel ballroom. There are loads of ladies involved in different activities. They are well organized and have a speaker for each event. Today was about the Desert Diva trips in the ‘unchartered’ territories of the Arabian desert.
I met a lovely lady, a few others, an extremely rude and self-important lady and a familiar face within the two-hour period. I pushed myself to introduce myself to some of the ladies who are organizing the golf and book club that I am joining. Thus, I feel it was a success as a first networking event all on my own! ๐
We shall see how we go next week as there are quite a few coming up that I will be attending. ๐
~T ๐
