Saturday afternoon yielded more great information sharing and development. We did spend a while checking email, blogging (well, me anyway), debating whether or not to call our wives (we voted not to) and checking the agenda.
The content itself was great - we all learned so much from each other. Probably the more amazing thing is the ease with which we communicated. We all run similar businesses, we're all quite independant and determined to succeed, but our egos and heads are not so big that we can't openly share and learn from each other.
This is very important - when networking like this, no matter how successful you believe you are, or how long you've been in business you can always learn more. You need to leave your “tickets” outside the door and keep an open mind, open ears and a mouth that's closed more often. If you try to dominate the meeting you'll miss the really good stuff.
Saturday evening we went out for dinner which was just amazing - the Lenzerheide on Unley Road. If you're ever in Adelaide, and appreciate great food, make sure you make a booking ahead of time and partake. You won't regret it - both the food and service are exceptional.
Come Sunday morning, the work stopped and we headed up to Hahndorf for a walk around and lunch from Ottos Bakery (at the far end of the main street - different to the Lenzerheide but still great. Stuart & Kate were in heaven with the apple strudel).
So, was the time and money invested into our get together worth it? Absolutely. And I'm sure Wayne & Stuart would agree - not only did we learn a lot from each other, our wives found out they're not the only women in the world suffering from “geek-widowdom”. Gives them a new perspective on things as they know there's someone else they can call/email/IM who will understand yet another night alone with the kids whilst their husband dons the cape and flies out the door to save another server!
Get to it! Not only will you find your business can benefit, but your home life may too.
Posted
Oct 26 2004, 12:08 AM
by
calvert