It was a good week for letters. Another reader excited about my App, but the proud owner of a dumb phone, wanted to know if the content of the app was available to people like him.

Yes, it is! Get a smart phone!

I understand that not everyone is attracted to technology or has a desire to be more connected, but, frankly, how can you operate and relate in this business world without some understanding of what a smart phone can do?

Turns out the guy who sent me the question is a consultant. Would you hire a consultant who is so far behind the times? I wouldn’t. Think that’s the only way he is behind?

An executive in a huge global company recently confessed to me that she had never downloaded an app. Didn’t even know the password to do so. She was embarrassed and rightly so. Why would you want to subject yourself to such embarrassment and be so out of it?

We aren’t talking a little behind the times here folks. I am not an early adopter; I prefer to let others weather the initial problems. Once the kinks are out, I’m in. And I’ve been in to the tune of three iPhones by now! It is safe, guys! Time to jump in the water!

My nearly 90 year old father prepared for his death by transferring a lifetime of family and travel movies and slides to DVDs. His methods were ingenious and labor intensive. He made video recordings of slide shows and movies. He learned to upload all the content to a Mac. He used iMovie to add music, narration, titles, and chapters. Then he burned DVDs for all of his children. If he can do that in his ripe old age, you can learn to operate a smart phone!

And I can’t think of a single reason why you wouldn’t want to unless you:

• Can’t afford one,
• Live within a stone’s throw of everyone you care about,
• Never leave home, or
• Have a spouse to whom you can turn when you need something your dumb phone can’t accomplish (like my husband).

Seriously now, you have to keep up at least a little bit or you risk embarrassment, a loss of credibility, and a derailed career.

This Public Service Announcement has been brought to you by Uncommon Clarity™. If this inspires you to upgrade your technology game, I’d love to hear about it. Try it! You’ll like it!