Not a Fan of Networking? Start by Listing What You Don’t Want #SelfAwareness #GrowthStrategy

28 Oct 2025 · 1 min

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Short excerpt of a talk advising people uncomfortable with traditional networking to start by listing what they don't want (dislikes, discomforts) and then identify opposites to find what they do want; suggests practical tactics such as volunteering if large groups feel intimidating. The piece emphasizes self-awareness as a springboard to actionable networking choices.

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We should take a moment to list out what we don't like or what we're not comfortable with or what isn't of interest to us. We should stay there for a moment. Yeah. And then we should move on to. Okay, well, what is the opposite of that? You know, what you don't want. What do you want? Yes. And that may help us springboard into the list of what we do want. And so if you are someone who is a bit shyer and reserved and doesn't do well in a large, you know, space of strangers, then maybe it's better for you to volunteer.