Admittedly, I get up at a ridiculously early hour of the morning…so early, that it’s always dark when I get up.  This morning, as I got out of bed, I noticed blinking lights.  It took me a minute, but I realized that my husband’s smartphone had a green light blinking on his nightstand, and mine had a red light blinking on my nightstand.  I almost laughed out loud as I looked at the two of us with cell phones next to our bed – blinking – demanding our attention (at 4:30 in the morning!).

Today’s technology is powerful in its ability to help us stay in touch with our colleagues and our customers.  I spend my days helping our customers implement this technology to make improvements in their businesses.  I love what I do and I love what our technology can do for them.

However, there are times when you need to hit the pause button- for you and your customer’s sake…the blinking light letting you know that there’s another message for you to deal with…the blinking light asking for your attention…the blinking light demanding your response.  Where is the escape from the blinking light?  I’m not sure I have an answer in this hectic, 24/7 world we live in today. However, at some point today, I’m going to set my status to busy and take a few moments to prepare for the next blinking light.

How about you?  Does the blinking light on your cell phone or desk phone drive you?  Perhaps, some food for thought….