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Taking that first step off the glacier -- backwards, no less -- down a sheer wall of blue ice, uncertain of what would meet me in the tight, cold space below, was the height of anxiety. Our guide made it look so easy in his demo, but now it was my turn.

While I had visions of skipping through green meadows picking wildflowers, in a moment of weakness one day I found myself in snow gear, agreeing to be strapped into a harness to rappel down a crevasse in a glacier, and then climb back up the ice wall with nothing but ice axes and crampons.
When July rolls around New York, my husband and I can't wait to escape the stifling heat and humidity that often blankets the city. Not just mitigate it by going to a nearby beach, but really leave it behind us. This year, we opted for 10 days in the Swiss Alps.
Sometimes when people approach new networking situations, they encounter the same thing. Without the right technique, a good handle on their expectations, and an overall trust in the process, it can be too unsettling and they find themselves retreating back into their comfort zone.
Technique is the easiest to address, because it can be learned and definitely improves with practice. I still don't have the right technique for digging out my ice axe for each climb without straining every muscle in my back and arms, but I greatly improved between my first and second time, and even into my third time.

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I found the same thing with most aspects of networking. I still consider myself somewhat of a shy person, yet now I'm fairly comfortable approaching just about anybody in any situation, introducing myself, and starting a conversation. It was just a matter of developing a specific approach and standard phrases over time that put others (and myself) at ease [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], and practicing them in real situations as much as possible. Once you've developed a skill, like riding a bike, it's with you forever.
With no technique, no idea what to expect, and no trust in the ropes and harness that were supporting me, I froze (no pun intended!).
Expectations can get a little thorny to deal with because your mind can play tricks and make you believe that something is harder than it actually is. If you've never done it before or never seen anyone do it, you'll probably think it's quite hard. Then [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], when you watch others, it starts to look easy and definitely doable.
This could mean hanging out with people they know at an event rather than risk possible rejection of meeting new people -- which I've NEVER seen happen in networking [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], by the way. Or they could be too afraid to put a spotlight on themselves and hold back asking questions in a public forum when doing so could get them noticed by potential prospects.
But just before you go through the experience on your own, you can begin to second guess yourself and feel anxious because your body is about to do something it has no sensory memory of. I absolutely did not want to hang backwards off the glacier that first time, but by the fourth time, I was pushing off against the wall on my descent like an Army Ranger. ; )
The more you network, and especially the more you put yourself in different situations - from one-on-one meetings to small networking groups to mega conferences - the less you have to worry about what's going on internally, and the more you can focus on having fun in the moment and maximizing the experience.
When you push yourself with a new experience, you break through old boundaries and allow yourself to move up towards that next level of success. You just need to get a good handle on those three critical elements: technique, expectations and trust.
Trust is the most important element to have, but perhaps the hardest one to grasp both mentally and physically because you're putting faith in something you don't completely control. How could I know that the rope system, carabiners, and ice screws my guide had set up could hold my weight?