Your Smart Phone Are You Paying The Tax

Developing the Next Generation of Rainmakers Your Smart Phone: Are you paying the tax? I remember the day I was sitting on the rental car bus at LAX airport and all of a sudden the new Blackberry my firm had asked me and a few others to demo buzzed. I was really excited. I was able to respond to an email from one of my most important client’s lawyers while sitting on a rental car bus. What could be cooler than that? A couple of weeks later, Jill and I were eating a Sushi dinner in Dallas while Nancy was out of town playing in a golf tournament. I heard that buzz again and after I responded to the email, I received another one complimenting me for being at the office so late. I quickly learned what I had thought was the coolest thing ever had made it impossible to ever just get away. I watch now, including recently in an airport lounge, and people, including many my age, all have their smartphones out. I don’t know if they are playing Solitaire, Words with Friends or just looking at their email. Seth Godin recently wrote about this:  Paying the smart phone tax. Every lawyer should read it. Here is a quick list of the headings: Take the one minute to see what Seth Godin has written for each of those headings. Then, think about whether you are paying the smart phone tax. I practiced law for 37 years developing a national construction law practice representing some of the top highway and transportation construction contractors in the US.