~ Suzana
One From The Heart ♥
I have a love/hate relationship with Facebook. I understand how social media works, honest, I really do, but sometimes, I feel like it is like walking through deep mud. It holds me back. My life starts to become sedentary, with too much sitting down, typing, reading, staring a small screen. As a small child, I was told NOT to sit in front of the tv all day, it wasn't healthy, and now what do all us self-respecting, trying to spread-the-word about a healthy life do? Sit in front of a screen. How did that happen? When did social media, a virtual existence on line, take precedence over actual physical contact? All I know, is that when I sit at my laptop to update news feeds, blogs, emails, status', and so on and so on, I feel less satisfied than when I am actually out-in-the-field DOING what I am trained to do. What I ACTUALLY get self-fulfilment in doing. It is not about money. It is not about ego-boosting. It is a pure sense of joy at knowing that you are helping someone else to feel good and better about THEMSELVES. You actually start to feel that you are making a difference in the world in whatever small way that may be. I am not a hero, most probably never will be, I don't save lives on a daily basis, I don't feed the hungry, I don't give money to the poor, but what I, and other therapists CAN do, is make another person feel good in themselves. A DEEP inner feel- good. One of my clients comments last week to me, in a phone call which had initially for me been a follow-up call to confirm an appointment, turned into something that made me realise how much of a difference to a person's life massage makes. My client explained how my last treatment had "gone really deep for her this time", not in a physical and with pressure way, but "DEEP WITHIN", to her very being. It was a new experience for her and one she felt comfortable in sharing with me. I am starting to dislike the words, "client" and "customer". I don't like them. I think "friend" is more appropriate, don't you? ♥
~ Suzana One From The Heart ♥
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3/6/2013 05:56:21 am
I was beginning to become sedentary as well using more social media. I had to set myself time limitations and stick to a schedule. I have made a pact to shut off my computer at 9:00PM, and my phone is now on vibrate after 9:00PM. I also put a timer on when I go to use my computer. After 45 minutes it goes off and I move on to something else. I have also made more appointments in person. These have worked out really well for me.
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3/6/2013 06:28:58 am
Yes, very true Renee, I too prefer to meet with people in person..all of my appointments are from my own community networking, via personal contact or phone calls, plus referrals from clients I have treated. I have a far greater sense of achievement from these bookings. But I do understand how important having a presence on Facebook is, because it is where people automatically go to to find out about what you do, etc. People are curious and FB can be a little like a very public c.v, or business card, so it has to portray clearly who and what you do. But it shouldn't be a therapist's main method of promoting themselves, because that would just be a waste of their time. None of my clients came to me via Facebook. None of them had even thought to look for a massage therapist on Facebook. They only checked me out on Facebook once they had ALREADY met me and spoken with me, in person. You can't be the human touch, when all is said and done, after all. xx
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Suzana Ceallais
3/6/2013 06:31:30 am
That should read, "you can't beat the human touch..." typo ; ') 4/6/2013 12:31:22 am
Good points Suzana. I also recently wrote about the idea that there is less personal interaction now but the need for touch is still there. Social media has a place but real in person interactions are still very important.
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5/6/2013 01:16:44 am
Hi Suzana
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5/6/2013 01:19:25 am
I have been struggling with finding a balance in this area as well. We got into this field because we love helping and healing. Nowadays it is important to have a social media and web presence in order to make yourself more accessible and relevant to more people. While it is only a fraction of what we do, I have started to view blogging, facebooking, tweeting and so on as an alternate way to help and heal. Many people need to get back to that healthy place in the middle of the day when they are sitting at the work desk, so I try to keep that in mind while I am writing.
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5/6/2013 09:46:55 pm
I am the queen of having a facebook addiction ! I have had to set a schedule for my self for internet marketing. What was happening I wasn't getting my house work done.
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