Arden
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HomerPindar said:Some points on the shyness and Mind Fucks (although, Mind Fucks also meant confusing, misleading or otherwise fucking with someones head - oddly enough, I'm very good at confusing people too..wonder if theres a corrilation) Anyways, shyness:
Compared to:
While I enjoy the whole online experiance I've learned that it has to be mixed with some actual personal, real life, contact. It's a bit of a balancing act not to become too much of an online-geek.
I can also relate to your getting a public relations job, Arden. For me, if I know how to relate to the person, professionaly, say, it's easy to be relaxed. My dad's a helluva salesman, I think I inherited some of that. It's in being personal we both suck
Great thread...have to see about getting a cup of tea off you, Arden ...
HomerPindar
Hehe... you are confusing, but I'll take a stab at it anyway!
My comment was meant to project that you might be able to hone verbal skills while not being next to the person you wish to say them to. When you are comfortable saying those things on the phone (moreso than online) you would be more confident to say them in person. A matter of getting used to hearing yourself say those things... until comfortable.
Mysticcal's comment was about something other than mind fucks. She related wonderful experiences with phone skills, but stated that the physical relationship didn't work out. That can fail for any reason, and may not have been related to their mind fuck sessions. That was real life playing a bad joke. Hell, we've all been there before.
I didn't have a PR position. I sold New & Pre-owned Ford cars and trucks, 60+ hours/6 days a week. as a single parent, no less) In dealing with customers, I had about 20 minutes tops to draw everything I needed to know about THEM out of their mouths. It was more of a method of time management, and being sure to hit all the bases to qualify if they could by, or what they could afford. Presenting the vehicles was a piece of cake, of course. But I had to work 5x harder than the guys did to get any respect. Had to know more, sell more, everything. It wasn't easy... but it paid well.
I finally walked out one day from being totally burned out on the hours and schedules. Still a great experience.
My dad was in sales too, he is a very quiet man. But, one that everyone respected. He falls into the extremely shy category, but was a very successful person. People trust the quiet ones...


