Networking

Well I met my first "match" last night. He's 48 years old, physically fit and a corrections officer. We had a nice dinner and some great conversation. It turns out we know A LOT of the same people. Of course, why wouldn't we! Anyway, we agreed at the end of the night we enjoy each other's company but would be better if we were friends. He's very nice, sweet and respectful, just not what I'm looking for and there was no chemistry. Ladies, we all know there has to be chemistry!!! We are going to hang out once in a while because you never know who either one of us can meet through the other - it's called networking.

Now I think we need to do more "networking" in our lives. I can help us in both our love lives and professional lives. For instance, I was scanning a Facebook friend's "friend" list because I was extremely board during a meeting at work - my A.D.D. was in high gear and I needed to do something to pass the time. I came across a nice looking man on her list. Since I'm bold & beauty (LOL) I decided to shoot her an email inquiring about him. She thinks it would be a great idea for us to meet!!! Hey why not right?

I have decided "networking" is also a good thing for my career. I have several black tie affairs coming up and instead of taking a girlfriend, I have recruited my friend who is a federal agent to go with me. I even have a back up if he can't make it, a former colleague/reporter from my TV days. It always looks better if you have a date with you when networking - especially an outgoing one. Well, it turns out my two "dates" might need me to go with them to some events as well - once again giving me a chance to network with people I otherwise would have never met. How exciting!

Think about it - there are so many ways to network these days - especiall on the internet! We have Facebook (social networking), LinkedIn (professional networking), ABC.com (news networking) and then you have BLOGS like this one! It's all about connecting, reconnecting and meeting new people. So lets all get out there and NETWORK! You never know what can come out of it.