CHAPTER 7

Keep Up With Technology

Technology is best when it brings people together.

—Matt Mullanweg, Social Media Entrepreneur

“I hate technology!”

“Technology intimidates me.”

“I’m too old to learn all this new technology.”

“Things were a lot simpler before technology took over.”

“Technology is not my friend.”

Do any of these statements sound familiar to you? Have you said them or at least thought them? If so, you are a technophobe, and you are not alone. Like it or not, technology is a major part of our professional and personal lives. In today’s business environment, no one can deny the importance of technology. You don’t have to master technology to become tech savvy, but you can’t shy away from it either if you want to be perceived as relevant. ...

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