I have a love / hate relationship with attending conferences and live events. On the one hand, conferences:
- are very people-y;
- require you to be on a schedule;
AND - REQUIRE ME TO LEAVE THE HOUSE. (Only other TRUE hermits will fully “get” where I’m coming from here, but — trust me — it’s a thing.)
On the other hand, live events are inspiring, open up new doors for your brand, solidify growing relationships and even partnerships and can help you GROW better than ANYTHING else.
This is why you’ll notice that I’ve been showing up IRL at various events…. repping my own brand, learning GOBS and growing by LEAPS. =) It wasn’t until this trip to Orlando for GKIC’s SuperConference that I realized I had a very DETAILED, 5-step routine / habit / system for getting the most out of live events.
(NOTE: Mark your calendars — and tell your badass entrepreneur FRIENDS to mark THEIR calendars — for Women Who WOW LIVE! which will take place on October 19th and 20th, 2018. )
- SHOW UP PRESENT, CONFIDENT & ENGAGED. Show up fully, dressed in a way that makes you confident in your own skin… regardless of how anyone else is dressing. Show up empowered and confident. Introduce yourself to people. Ask questions. Attend the sessions that are applicable to you and IGNORE the rest…. Have in person conversations and connect with new people RIGHT THEN on your social media platform of choice.
- Take a TON of notes. Do not edit while you write. I’m writing CONSTANTLY at live events. I tend to look for two things… things that I need to bring to YOU, the Women Who WOW members and also things I need to be doing for ME. I’ll also jot down people I want to be connected to and build relationships with… as well as any possible resources I want to check out later.
- CURATE YOUR NOTES. I go through my 45+ pages of notes and highlight those I’ll actually do something with. While I’m curating, I’ll also make notes about HOW I will use the information. Will I turn it into a product? A blog post? A video training? Implement it myself?
- ADD YOUR OWN SPIN. Nothing is worse than having your content / information RIPPED OFF and presented by someone else. So, once you’ve curated your notes, ADD YOUR OWN STUFF… make it fully your own. Do not be a lazy plagiarizer. Yuck.
- Take ACTION on EVERYTHING you highlighted. Otherwise, what’s the point???
I can’t wait to see you at Women Who WOW LIVE in October, but you don’t HAVE to wait until then to join our community. If you are a woman entrepreneur with HIGH DRIVE and HIGH INTEGRITY, message me about joining the Women Who WOW alliance.
