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SMART PHONE SERENDIPITY
January 3, 2008

I have finally joined the smart phone age, not that I’m a technophobe. I use technology and a lot of it.

It’s just that I have always been a scribe. I love writing down things in my organizer. I run my business out of it and that’s the problem. It’s gotten out of hand—an 8 ½ x 11, four-inch thick, five-pound anvil that I carry everywhere. Add to that a laptop, travel files, casual reading material and my briefcase feels like a bag of bricks.

My wife, who is a technophobe, said to me, “Aren’t you tired of carrying all that stuff?” Yep, I’m tired of carrying it all.

I bought smart phone, linked it my ACT database, calendar, document files for all my business stuff, entered all the contacts I could ever want to call, figured out (after 8 hours of trying) how to get e-mails from both of my e-mail accounts, discovered the world of text messaging, and figured out how to do my “things-to-do list” digitally.

Whew! It took two weeks to adapt. But I must admit I’m hooked. I carry everything on my belt.

It has forced me to use my contact management software the way it was designed to be used. I’ve always been effective but now I’m more efficient. The real surprise is how often I communicate with my adult sons, who are in sales. We text daily. Brief, machine-gun bursts, but it’s still communication.

For those who are sitting on the edge of the pool, don’t dip your toes in the water. Take the plunge. Jump in. You may learn the meaning of serendipity.

Posted by Tom Reilly on January 3, 2008 | Comments (2)