Tuesday, August 10, 2010

What I Learned Down the Shore

Hello Everyone - This past weekend at My Mom's House in Avalon Manor, New Jersey, taught me a few great lessons. These lessons were so great that My wife and I both took Monday off to see if there were any other lessons to be learned! Here is what I learned:

1. Not being "Down the Shore" sucks.

2. If I have a laptop, internet access, my Droid phone, a dictation device, access to my cloud-based server and paper & pencil I can work from anywhere.

3. No matter where I am, my clients can access me. (That's a good thing!)

4. With technology as a tool, you can increase your quality of life and even improve your business.

5. Nobody knows me at my Shore Church so I don't get asked to volunteer for anything.

6. Mundane tasks such as cleaning out your e-mails, organizing your contact database, synching devices, etc are all better if you do them while sitting outside under an umbrella on a dock on the bay with a gin & tonic.

7. Recharging your batteries is critical to success. To prove this so far today I have driven home from the Shore, went to a Delco Chamber Board Meeting, visited a retainer client just to touch base and helped him with a challenge, stopped by my Church and said a prayer for those in need, signed a new client (Woo-Hoo), converted an existing client to a retainer client (2x Woo-Hoo!) and developed 2 web pages for a current project. All this by 4PM!

8. You only live once so live well.

There is so much you can learn by taking time to reflect, recharge and relax.

Until next time - Pete