Put Down The Damn Phone!

So I’m out for lunch with a guy I’m trying to help. He’s looking for a new job and I’m the guy with the jobs.

We sit down at our table.

“Heads up or heads down?” he says.

“Sorry I don’t understand”.

“Heads up or heads down..? Shall we leave our phones face up or face down?”

Is this what it has come too?

Here’s a novel idea. When in the company of others put your damn phones away!

Not on vibrate where you sit there like a dude with an over excited pace maker.

Not on silent so you sit there wondering who might have called you. Fidgeting and looking ever so sheepish.

Switch the damn thing off and put it away!

The person with you deserves your full attention.

You need to focus and be present. Be in the moment. Listen with your ears, your eyes and open your mind.

It might be trendy and “in” to be connected 24/7. You might think it’s a global expectation that you’re connected 24/7.

But here’s a thing. Whether it’s a prospect, a client, an employee, your wife or your child.

Everyone deserves your full attention.