I know I may be behind the times on this, but change is never easy! I love my smart phone, but sometimes, a good ole pen and paper does the trick, or in my case, my handy dandy paper calendar. I get an appointment, I write it in my calendar. I really don’t know why, but something was comforting about going back to that week and looking over all the notes, dates, times, etc. I felt like I had my schedule under control. But over time, we continue to use more and more technology. I was beginning to get those funny looks when I pulled out my paper calendar. I began to walk into meetings without it, or leave it in the car when I was running errands. Then I would make it back to my car and realize I forgot some detail, or I would forget altogether! When you are growing a business, this is just unacceptable. We have to be on top of our schedule and I knew it was time for a change.
I finally dropped my paper calendar altogether. I went completely digital. It’s not as bad as I thought. I have been able to check my calendar on the spot (since I ALWAYS have my phone on the go), and I can make notes, set my reminders, see conflicts, put in the locations which my navigation pulls up automatically for me and more. What was I thinking holding on to that stupid book for so long! I have now been carrying nothing but my phone for about 3 months and it feels great. This is one change I am glad I made.
~JMJ