2. If Plan A Doesn’t Work, Go To Plan B: I have had my share of event planning over the years and one crucial thing I have learned is that things are always changing and unexpected happenings do occur. Rather than stressing, I take a deep breath and think of ways to amend the situation. The day of the event, I had two table facilitators who were not able to attend the event. I knew that they played a critical role during the evening and that somehow, I needed to find replacements. It just so happened that a faculty member had thought she was a table facilitator all along and to my surprise, this was just what I needed. She was a wonderful presenter and her table was filled with perspective listeners who greatly enjoyed hearing her expertise.

3. If One Person Benefited, Then It Was A Success: I tend to care more about the numbers of attendees of my event than the actual outcome. This, I have learned, is a negative outlook. I had hoped to get thirty at the event and we ended up having forty-five throughout the whole evening. Although I surpassed my estimations, I had to keep in mind that the point was not how many seats were filled, but if people were learning from the event. Even if only one person left feeling better about themselves in the job search, then all my hard work had paid off.