Network thine one self

"Tell me life what you want from me...what can I do to make you better...what?"

I went out last weekend. It was not a completely ho-hum weekend. It would have been kick-ass fun if the weather wasn't 30 below. Not a good look going out with jackets and looking for the coat check, and just trying to figure out what to wear that is warm inside but can adapt to it being cold outside. Some people don't even go out at all once it gets cold.

Friday night, I went for this NetParty networking event that they make you pay for. Not a good look. Everybody there was peddling their work and their company, I was there to peddle myself. And no one was having it. They couldn't be bothered.

"Oh, but my company does wonderful things for investment management."
"I'm sure you do...but are you single?"

I should have stayed at the restaurant I was at flirting with the cute husky California bartender. That was a good look.



But I met up with some friends and we talked and once you have a good time with friends, it's not a total bust but as far as getting any new prospects. Busted.

Then, Saturday, had margaritas on the house courtesy of a tree lighting party thrown by my condo development. Good start to the evening. Went over to this "private mansion party" that was supposedly sponsored by a whole bunch of corporate sponsors but none of them could get us decent food or drinks even after we had paid $20 to get into this one.

I should have stuck to my guns when I said, do not attend events that you have to pay for. This one was almost as bad as the one I went to on the 1st except that one cost more, had fewer people, was in this god-awful venue and just sucked people-wise, etc. The people at this one were not a total waste. They were rather very interesting, stimulating conversation with professional people, some using that opportunity to network, some networking themselves like me, mixed crowd (meaning people of all races were almost evenly mixed) and fun people who were out there to have a good time.

Once again a plus, not for the introduction of prospects, but just for the chance to laugh, and hear yourself laugh at something utterly hilarious and heaving a sigh that says, "you know I am having a good time." It was not bad at all.

Still prospect-less but what else is new, aye?