Seth posted this entry and then posted this entry the next day. Those entries, as usual, got me thinking. How plugged in am I? Well, I try to keep the writing short but when it comes to coaching, I have all the words and time in the world.  I subscribe to newsfeeds that matter to me, which means I read four or five and not everyday. I have a smartphone but not the one(s) everyone talks about.  I have a teenager so I have learned to text her, not actually call her. There are numerous times when I've traveled that I have had "meet ups" and never actually called anyone on the phone.  I use FB to organize gatherings and leave my cell number within e-mails I send through there. "Text me" I say if you run into an issue.  It totally works. Twitter?  Yeah, I follow about half the people that follow me (@nextgenradio).  But, I don't live on it.  It's a tool that is very effective for me and what I do and what I want to know.

 

But, I do pick up the phone- a land line, even. Talking on the phone is reserved for real conversation.  I have to block time to do it, but I still hold on to what has become a very precious commodity: human interaction. Being a coach means you have to look people in the eye and not through a webcam.  And, if you've hung out with me or set up a meeting for coffee, you'll note that when face-to-face, I only talk to you. 

 

I hear and read a lot about people feeling overwhelmed.  I feel it too.  

 

I've been told I talk a lot.  I think I don't talk, enough.