Small business is clumpy. My father says that it’s a series of “soaring victories and crushing defeats.” Days are often a mix of loneliness and being super busy.
I have a full plate between work, home, social and civic engagements. I have no complaints about this abundance. I learned to be efficient with my time to get everything done and keep a calm head.
When I was a boy, my mother, took me to the Joseph O’Connor Foundation in Atlanta for “aptitude testing”. This was part of her project for her Master’s degree in Counseling. Lured there under the guise that we were going to Six Flags, I endured a day of what I now view as mental poking. The result was a diagnosis that I would make a great bus driver and a recommendation to leverage technology whenever I can.
It’s true. I would make a great bus driver. But before I digress into why and how I am a human compass, let me say that fascination with technology was born.
Many of my regular readers know I’m a fan of using technology in my work and personal life. A colleague recently described me as an early adopter. I disagree. I’m not an early adopter. I’d argue that I, and Charlotte as a whole, are late adopters, (particularly the older, male crowd of professionals who have lived here for generations). I turn to tech to do more, be more efficient and stay organized. I don’t have the patience to work with something that’s buggie.
Read more here: http://cardinal-partners.com/blog/2019/09/my-top-productivity-tips-for-you/