Seven Reasons Why Every Entrepreneur Needs to Get Out and Go to Conferences

I am so excited to be on my way to not one, but two awesome major conferences this week. First I’m headed to Anaheim for Nancy Marmolejo’s I Heart My Biz event. Then, after a few days visiting family in So Cal I head down to La Jolla for Lisa Sasevich’s Speak to Sell Bootcamp.

Now to some it might seem a bit crazy taking 10 days to travel and attend a couple of national conferences. But I know it’s going to be worth it for a whole bunch of reasons. And if you’ve thought about going to conferences but didn’t think you had the time or money, read these reasons and think again…

1) Get new ideas. A good conference—especially one outside of your specific industry— is a great place to get inspired by other people and their business systems, products or services.

2) Get energized. Nothing like being in a room full of like minded entrepreneur—at least a few of whom have achieved serious success—to get you excited and motivated to work on your own business with renewed energy.

3) Get connected. Social Networking is great and all, but nothing beats the power of meeting someone face to face. Whether you’re looking for clients, partners or opportunities for Joint Ventures you can find them all at national conferences.

4) Get updated on the latest trends. Most conferences worth their salt are going to give you a peek into what’s new, what’s hot, what’s working and what’s not.

5) Get respect. Your prospects and peers are going to think more of you because you make it a point to invest in furthering your education—and your business—by attending conferences.

6) Get a break. While a conference can be exhausting in it’s own right, it’s still a nice break from your day-to-day routing. And that’s never a bad thing.

7) Get the heck out of your home office. This one is especially valuable when you’re a solo-entrepreneur. You just need to get out of there and get around your peers to maintain balance and perspective.

Look, you can’t continue to build a thriving business in a vacuum. And that’s exactly what you’re trying to do unless you get out, go to conferences and see what other people have going on. So make a commitment now to attend at least one conference this year and get ready to watch your business grow.

And if you’re going to be at either Lisa’s or Nancy’s events please do get in touch. I’d love to connect with you there!

Got another great reason to attend conferences? Please do leave it in a comment below.