Just posted this on Instagram. Thought I would share it. Something I am very passionate about– the connecting, the bonding, the relationship building humans need and thrive on.
People tend to forget we all started off as strangers… our spouses, our best friends, our relatives before they became our grandparents, our aunts and uncles, and so forth. Everyone was first a stranger. And only through physical communication was that relationship cemented.
As a communication professional, adjunct professor teaching communication, and voracious reader, I/we are witnessing a relationship building chasm…
Here’s what I posted on Instagram:
Overlay on the Image: Do you remember the day your best friend was a stranger? It all starts THAT first “day.”
I truly believe we need to get back to building relationships in a physical way… in meetings, over food, by telephone, networking, and more. Social media is not a replacement or substitute. It’s just another way. You truly can’t get to know someone until you look them in the eye. To hear their stories. To see their body language. To hear the vocal nuances. Video comes close. Words alone will never replace solid relationship building in business.
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