{"id":4102,"date":"2018-04-19T09:51:57","date_gmt":"2018-04-19T14:51:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/etereman.com\/remanu\/?p=4102"},"modified":"2018-04-19T09:51:57","modified_gmt":"2018-04-19T14:51:57","slug":"at-face-to-face-value-why-i-leave-my-cubicle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/etereman.com\/remanu\/2018\/04\/19\/at-face-to-face-value-why-i-leave-my-cubicle\/","title":{"rendered":"At Face-to-Face Value: Why I Leave My Cubicle"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nIt\u2019s early. It\u2019s quiet and calm\u2014until suddenly it\u2019s not. The hallway doors open, and a large, loud moving mass streams in steadily\u2014and they\u2019re coming my way. It\u2019s the first morning of the tradeshow, and as the very definition of introverted, I\u2019m steeling myself for a whole lot of uninterrupted human interaction for the next few long days. But with every customer and every conversation, I find myself slowly remembering how good and fun and important<\/em> this is. Especially when I hear my name a few conversations over and turn to see someone I talk to on the phone at least once a week, face-to-face. And we\u2019re both so<\/strong> excited.
\nDo you notice how when something is your norm, your comfort zone, you forget the value of going outside of it?
\nI\u2019d guesstimate roughly 99% of my day to day work is done via email or over the phone. I don\u2019t typically put too much thought into it, because, you know, it\u2019s just what I do. In our sales environment, we\u2019re pretty good at establishing great relationships this way. It\u2019s a big part of why we\u2019re great at what we do.
\nSo, when given the opportunity to nurture these budding\u2014and sometimes, basically full grown (outside ever seeing the person in real life)\u2014relationships in the real world outside the vibrant and cozy walls of my cubicle, I veritably leap at the chance.
\nSo, who doesn\u2019t<\/em> benefit from going outside the on-the-phone comfort zone? Well, no one, really.<\/p>\n