Posts Tagged ‘DARE To Be Phenomenal Networking Events’

Many of you who read my blog regularly know that DARE To Be Phenomenal runs a Women’s Only Networking Event once a month.  We meet  at the Evenfall Restaurant in Bradford, MA from 7 pm -9 pm.  This month we are meeting on June 24th!

What  many people don’t know is that when I started this group on March 18, 2009 I knew it would be successful, but I didn’t realize it would take off and explode in numbers so quickly.  As of this post we have 107 members and 62 women registered for next weeks event.  Is that phenomenal or what?

You know what else is phenomenal?  How many women are dedicated to coming out and helping other success minded women grow their business.  We have a little tribe here…well actually, a big tribe and our tribe is growing all the time.  So if you are looking for a group of like minded women who are dedicated to supporting one another as they strive to have the most phenomenal business and life, join us next week on June 24th.  We would love you to join us.

Daring you to success…….

Today, I was at my BNI Meeting and was discussing my networking event that is coming up next week (you can find out more about it at http://tinyurl.com/ce3nfc).  My friend Lynn, was telling me a story about a conversation she was having at the May, DARE To Be Phenomenal Networking Event.

She had asked one of the participants for her business card.  The individual asked her in reply what she did for a living.  When Lynn explained what line of work she was in, the women said, “Oh, my business has nothing to do with your business…we wouldn’t be able to work together and you couldn’t give me many referrals.”  She was flabbergasted….and quite frankly so was I!

This women made the mistake, like many people do,  that just because you are in completely different lines of work you can’t help each other grow your businesses.    What a mistake!

The reality is that every person you meet is someone that you can help AND that can possibly help you.  That is the RIGHT mindset to have. Not the kind of mindset that was demonstrated by this particular person.    If she had gone to the event thinking about how she could be of service to others and less focused on her business and what she was going to get out of the event she may have found herself in a win-win situation.  Instead she  closed the door on a potential hot bed of  referrals (my friend Lynn is a big on giving referrals!).

Next time you are at a networking event don’t make this same mistake.  Instead go into the moment with the mindset and attitude that you are there to  help others and see how much help YOU get in building YOUR business.