Technology that empowers me

Yes, I know the monkey washing the cat was a little out of character for this blog but I have a strange sense of humor so expect those odd, quirky things to creep in from time to time. My postings on this blog have been low the past week or so but I’ve been working on meeting some deadlines and have also been involved in some training to grow our business.

I may have mentioned this before but my tendency is to be a very “big picture” person and discovering and concentrating niches do not come easy for me. As soon as I was writing this I got a Twitter notification from fellow blogger, Chris Brogan in which is made a blog post called, 100 Blog posts I hope you write. Thanks Chris! I have bookmarked that post and and this post I will cover your #5, Technology that Empowers Me.

This particular blog is focused on helping people find ways they can be empowered by technology and not fear it so this topic really hits home. Last night I was attending a class I am taking called, Fasttrac Techventure in which we are learning as Entrepreneurs how to take our ideas to the next level and create a viable business. While I can’t go into deep detail I will share I am working on a project that will help both companies and individuals with their creative workflow. This is the reason got excited about technology in the first place. I didn’t get involved with technology because I love wires and circuits. I have a passion for technology because it allows me to organize, develop and share my ideas and creation in exciting ways.

During the early to mid 90’s I went through a bad slump where I didn’t write. This is coming from someone who majored in Mass Communication and minored in creative writing in college. I’m so thankful for blogging, micro-blogging, web forums and similiar technologies because they have gotten me excited about writing again.

I’m so thankful for digital photography and photo editing software. When I was younger I would have to spend what I considered a good bit of money to print photos and often I was disappointed when things were printed that were just plain bad. Technology allows me to experiment with photography in ways that would never have been feasible when I was younger.

Finally for most of my life I have been an introvert and despite what you hear about computer nerds being stuck in dark basement away from social situations it couldn’t be further from the truth for me. I’ve been able to create a business where I am forced to interact with other people to make money, share my creative works and to understand people of other backgrounds a lot better.

You can either see technology as something that brings fear and confusion or you can use it to empower you to live up to your potential.