Jul 14, 2008
So I got this great new iPhone. I have been excited about this product for about 2 years. I really wanted it. I waited and waited and well… waited. It arrived last week and wow do I love the technology. It is slick and sweet. I was a hit when I arrived back at our camp… everyone wanted to see it, touch it.
So now that I have had it for about 4 days I am completely frustrated by it. I can’t make my email work, sync my calendar and some of the apps I downloaded simply have disappeared. I have been sitting at my computer for about 2 hours… trying SO hard to figure it all out… no luck. I decided to reset my entire phone and try again. From the beginning.
At the height of my frustration I got up to take a deep breath and try and relax, I don’t usually get upset about… well… anything, but I was. I took a brief walk around the building I was in and came back to my computer. I am now ready to start over, reboot both figuratively and literally. I will get through this and I need to realize it’s not important, not a big deal.
Put your problems in perspective, for every issue that seems so horrible there is someone else going through something much worse. This doesn’t mean that your frustration or challenge doesn’t hold validity. It does, it’s just that if you try and put it in perspective you can deal with it better and usually get a BETTER result. That’s a simplification I admit but I do believe that it works!
Keep breathing, keep leading… come on iPhone work with me.
Posted by Stu Saunders in Leadership on Jul 14, 2008 at 9:56 am | Permanent Link | Comments (4)
Comment posted on Jul 17, 2008 at 1:13 am by Maria (YLCC Guest)
hahaha - poor Stu!!
it’s amazing how angry or frustrated we can get over really unimportant things, and people can be completely accepting of it, but when we get angry over very real things like injustice or polution, people will tell you to calm down or forget about it.
i can’t believe that in a camp full of kids you can’t find a single one that’ll get your iPhone to work. be resourceful Stuart!! (Mac also has great tech support!)
Comment posted on Jul 17, 2008 at 5:28 am by Richard (YLCC Guest)
Stu, stu, stu,
With greater awareness you make better choices.
Don’t fret my friend as you have made the right choice to purchase your iPhone. As you well know I love mine and have had it since the day they hit the shelves in the states.
The iPhone is so intuitive that it tends to baffle the minds of the worlds best thinkers who have been plugged into the world of non-intuitive PC interfaces and configurations.
To break free from the frustration and the confusion you will need to change your old way of “crackberry” thinking.
With great power comes great responsibility~
Comment posted on Jul 30, 2008 at 1:11 pm by sunny11 (YLCC Member)
LOL STU!!!!!!
u r so funny and inspiring, can’t wait to go 2 camp with my family,
sunny
Comment posted on Jul 30, 2008 at 1:15 pm by sunny11 (YLCC Member)
amazing how at thedarkest of times , you still look on the bright side , how very optamistic and inspiring!
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