I struggle with self-doubt and subconscious learning from years of feeling inadequate. I constantly feel that I'm not great conversationally, never knowing what to say, what to talk about, and fear of pauses.
and I went to Aspire Wealth this past weekend and Day 1 was a big struggle for me. I met a handful of connections, but everyone had FOMO. I'd be having a conversation, not arrived to the, "let's exchange numbers" part of the conversation when the break would end, and they would be eager to get back to their seats. I'm starting to see more value in multi-day events. During this event I exchanged contact information with 2 of the 5 people/couples/business partners that I met on Day 1. Day 2 and 3 were easily 2x to 3x that each day due to strengthening my connections from Day 1. Each day connections became easier by saying hello to someone you had already met, while they are speaking to others. You will usually get a quick introduction and participate in the conversation and eventually exchange numbers.