Encouragement - "I am not alone." "Here I am understood."
Confidence - "I'm not so crazy after all."
Relationship - Develop on-going friendships
Sharing knowledge, lessons learned, and experiences
Sorting out the big picture. How does it all fit? Where are we going?
Synergy of new ideas, new perspectives, and new dreams
Explore opportunities for teaming up to accomplish common goals
"Network" - Learn who knows what and who is doing what