I recently caught up with one of our HerBusiness members Zoe Freeman and we were talking about networking. She coined a great term that I’m going to borrow. It’s MINGLEPHOBIA – ie. the fear of mingling. I know I’ve definitely been a sufferer exhibiting symptoms such as:
- Wanting to hide in a corner at networking events
- Visiting the bathroom more than is healthy to avoid contact
- Making calls to friends that are NOT at the event to ‘check in’ and
- Sticking like glue to the friend I brought with me to the event.
There’s good news though.. and that is that Minglephobia is curable. And you too can overcome it with small steps ;-) Here’s what Zoe had to say: “Despite my minglephobia, I went along to the “Make the Most of Your Membership” and was very relieved to find that the structured program and great organisation made it simply just a great place to meet like-minded women. No sales pitch or card dealing required! That being said I gained a great business contact out of the night and also secured a fantastic new client. It completely turned me around on networking and I’ll definitely be at the next event. Zoe Freeman, zfweb Pty Ltd The HerBusiness networking events are free for members and held many times year across Australia. Watch our events calendar on the HerBusiness home page for upcoming networking events.
