Do You Need Technology?

A couple of days I was trying to think of things

to write about and didn't come up with anything

inspiring so I 'Twittered' and asked for suggestions.

Within an hour I had about 15 suggestions, so I

combined a couple that had to do with technology

and decided to write about that.

See, my thoughts are pretty simple when it comes to

technology:

If it makes your life easier - use it.

If it doesn't - skip it.

Here are a few examples:

:: I have a Palm Treo phone that could pretty much do

anything I wanted it to. I use it for e-mail when I'm

away from a computer and calls. That's it. I've

tried using it for scheduling and other stuff...didn't

make my life easier.

:: I use Google for pretty much everything. G-Mail for

e-mail, Google Docs for project management, Google

Calendar for an online calendar. Why this 'simple'

approach and not one of those fancy project management

programs...it's easier. I can easily invite anyone to

a Google doc and share it. I can have all 3 together

on a home page at a glance...very simple.

:: I use a Franklin Planner (I guess they're Franklin

Covey now) and have since 1994 (gosh - that's 15

years...). It's worked for me and I have a system

that I understand. I've tested online systems, Palm

Pilots and a few other things...nothing else makes

my life easier.

:: Billing Software. We've used a 3rd part billing

company from day one in our training businesses.

Automated billing makes life way easier.

:: Client scheduling...hmmmm...We tested a variety of

scheduling systems and always found paper scheduling

for 1 on 1 or semi-private was easier. If we find

something online that is easier - we'll let

you know;)

Bottom line...any time you add a new technology, base

that decision on whether it makes your life easier -

not whether it's a new fad, it seems cool or is the

buzz of the industry.

You'll be much happier and much more productive.

Dedicated to your success,

Pat

P.S. - If you've not yet signed up for the IYCA Summit, do

it now. This is going to be one cool event you do not

want to miss.

http://www.iyca.org/2009summit

P.P.S. - How could I forget to tell you to follow Rocco?

http://twitter.com/askrocco

This guy is made for social media...

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