I went to my first #cybersecurity conference this weekend and despite having mild #agoraphobia,
I actually felt super comfortable. What an amazing industry community that I'm looking forward to engaging with more.
I needed to allow myself to go without the pressure of networking or talking to people in order to take that first step. And I see now that without talking to people, you're only getting 1/10 of what makes a conference interesting.
But that's OK! I needed to just be in the room with people and recognize that I can do that without panicking. And my communication skills are real and don't disappear just because it's new people.
I only made it through half the conference, but I'm way more open to networking and going to other conferences now. Next time being open to talking to people and getting the full experience.