I am really not that Important

It's only been a week since i put an end to all phone use while driving my car. I have been guilty for a very long time for talking without a headset, texting back and forth while at full speed in all places. reading and sending emails as well as reading and sending Facebook posts.

It's been like an addiction for sure as if i needed the fix at all times or something would happen. I could drive from health club to my home, a distance of around 10 miles in 15 minutes and send multiple texts, read an email or two and check back and forth between FB, email like i was waiting for the most important info in the world to come thru.

I wanted to be responsive when needed, I thought I was being productive by getting it all out of the way before i got back to the office or to an appointment, I chalked it up to being good at multi tasking and was quite proud of my abilities.

There have been a handful of close calls, that shook me some for sure. Nothing, however really caught my attention and drove me to give it some real thought until last week.

I have not been any less in touch with the world while driving, I have not lost any time as a result of having to send those emails, texts and posts later. truth is the world is going to continue just fine without my live and in the moment posts, friends will wait or call if texting isn't working and emails are better handled in batches at the start/middle and end of day anyways.

I sometimes feel like I am so very important. I run a small company that puts millions of dollars worth of retail products in stores across the Northeast, I am responsible for creating 14 current full-time jobs for amazing people. I have a wife and two kids that I support and am devoted to. I have tons of family and friends that I keep in contact with. I have inspired many to do amazing things with their personal and professional life and continue to do this today.

Truth is I am responsible to way more than just myself, and at the end of the day as far as my addiction issues to being connected, I am just not that important to risk it anymore. I have enjoyed the quick process of getting over myself, for some that can take a while.

P.S. using a blue tooth headset, just makes you look like a douce. I'll use my apple headset to talk quickly if you call me and its near me, or i'll pull over.