Tips for Mom Entrepreneurs: How to Stay Connected to Your Network
As a working mom, you may already feel overwhelmed, juggling dual responsibilities of work and family. When it comes to networking yet another task you may feel that the time Ive spent at networking has never really paid off.
Creating a personal and professional network is essential for your work + life success. Thats why working moms need to approach networking with a different paradigm, explained below as a three-part process.
Relationship Building
Networking isnt just about collecting business cards from people you think may help you. Its about planting seeds and nurturing long-term relationships that mature over time.
As a mom, you may understand this process well because it calls upon the same nurturing skills you already use with your family.
Empowering Actions
How many times have you attended networking events and seen others jabber on about themselves and frantically hand out dozens, if not hundreds, of their cards? This frenetic approach only makes them look weak. As a working mom, draw on that Mommy authority to engage in empowering, networking actions....