Networking with a vengeance. I'm all for making connections, but some events feel so forced and awkward. Must I force myself to schmooze, or can I build my business without it?

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Depends on the business. What do you seek from your network?
What kind of events are you attending?

That's a good one! Ive been starting to wonder the same, or if there's a way to get a stand in for me or a one stop shop way to network. I am extremely shy for the most part, I mean my personality is naturally bubbly, easy to get along with, can make conversation with almost anyone. But I'm very self conscious because I'm a grown woman but when I get on the phone people automatically think it's a prank call or ask to speak to a parent. I once went to pick my child up from school and was mistaken for a student and told to get to class. So if networking is a must ...oh joy!

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