Why I CUT DOWN on Networking Events THIS YEAR?!!

Introduction:

So for those of you that were closely following my LinkedIn in 2023, I went to LOTS of different events last year.

For a variety of reasons, I have not been able to attend as many events this year.

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Reasons For a Lower Attendance:

Reason 1: Cost:

A lot of these events take place in the south of England therefore they’re a bit more challenging to get to. Sometimes trains and maybe even hotels are needed and this can be the difference between going to/skipping events.

Reason 2: Repetitive:

While there is clear value in attending these events, they can get repetitive at times.

Reason 3: Clashes:

With such a busy schedule, things are naturally going to clash. Last year, I had this issue in regards to external events being on the same day. This year I had challenges managing external events with university events, as well as with final interviews clashing (I had to miss the AWS Summit London this year!!).

Reason 4: Burnout:

This links closely to reason 2 but when you attend so many events, it does get intense.

The constant travelling and moving from 1 event. The ‘busyness’ of each event, the intensity is all quite strong.

Conclusion:

When I first started going to events, they were a great way to break up the flow of my current work and gain freebies.

Somewhere along the line, I kept going to more and more events and probably burnt out somewhere.

Events are great but my attendance must be managed in the right way.

Final Things:

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