New Conflict Management Mantra: Lose Control, Gain Command

I must have done something to annoy the tech gods last week…both my Internet connection and my Dell laptop crossed their arms and refused to do a thing. First the Internet, then the laptop, then both.

So I’m writing this from my shiny new evangelism-inspiring Macbook. As I set it up over the weekend, somewhere in my launch travels I came across this quote from Apple, about the act of switching from PC to Mac:

“Lose control, gain command.”

I think that was the exact moment I fell in love with the Macbook. It’s just what I’ve wanted to say to you all (and occasionally to myself, truth be told) about difficult conversations. Stop trying to control. Work on staying in command of self.

Rod walked into the room as I was grinning ear to ear at the quote on the screen.

“You’re transforming into one of those weird Mac people right in front of me,” he said. “It’s scary how fast.”

Can you blame me?
Tammy

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