How do you relate to others? In other words, do you get energy from being alone, being with a small group of close friends, or being in the midst of a large group?

People who are energized by being at a party with a large number of people, many of whom they don't know, are people who can naturally engage potential customers. They can jump out at a stranger and engage them immediately. They have the ability to get their product or service in front on strangers without seeming forced or salesy.

That's not me.

I'm more in the group that needs a break after being with a large group. It is mentally, even physically taxing for me to be in a crowd. I need some decompression time to rest after an experience like that. It extends to meeting and greeting - I'm not good at it and when I try to do it, it is hard for me.

So when I'm at a business function where I'm to be pitching my business, it is challenging for me to present the benefits of my gym to people I know need it. I'm not a natural, and it isn't something I think can be learned or developed. I need to find situations where I'm more at home. I am more comfortable being an expert and speaking to, rather than interacting with, with a group. So meetings and seminars are a better marketing choice for me. Chamber After Hours are much less attractive, much more taxing, and much less successful for me.

How about you? How do you relate? Does it match your marketing strategy?