Networking: Overcoming Anxiety and Building Connections Without Fear with Michaela Alexis

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A guide to building connections for the socially anxious professional. And I've known Michaela for a long time. She's a keynote speaker, a LinkedIn expert. She's a networking coach, but this is a new topic for her. She does not shy away from anything. Ironically, that's why it's interesting and fun for me to hear her talk about this topic. There's a lot here, no matter how much anxiety you may or may not have. when it comes to networking. And in this conversation, we're talking about redefining networking. We're talking about common misconceptions about networking and shifting it from a transactional thing to a relational thing. How to overcome social anxiety in professional settings. The power of small interactions, because This doesn't need to be hard. You can start small. And just overall learning how to create your own networking style that works for you. So if you've been feeling like you need to polish your networking game, you're gonna love this conversation with Michaela Alexis.

Well, it is my privilege to welcome to the show Mikayla Alexis. Mikayla, welcome to Beyond the To-do list. I am really excited about this'cause this is I think one of the first times that I've actually talked about this subject in particular. Yes, yes. I've I I mean, seriously, I follow you W all the places, but on LinkedIn and I see the Posts about your new book coming along, and then finally when I saw what it was and what the title was, I was like, Oh, this is Yeah,

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