Looking back I had said to myself I wouldn’t fall victim to the technology, and it seemed to be a poor way of communicating, but texting has won me over. The simplicity of SMS messaging, or texting, had no appeal to me…other than the “cool” factor. Who wants to type on these tiny keys a message to someone that will take several minutes before getting a response, at best? It would be far faster just to give that person a call, right?

In time the texting concept caught my attention. Slowly I began to gain more interest in using it. My original thoughts were somewhat lost in my mind as I could no longer heavily weigh the reasons I shouldn’t bother texting over the reasons I should – the tables had turned. It seems now I use SMS messaging every day, with many contacts. Had I simply looked back 4-5 years ago I’d never have thought this would be the case.

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We live in a world of fast-paces, ever changing technology. Before you realize it, what you thought was the latest technology or cool feature is outdated with something even better. In some cases it is certainly overwhelming to try staying on top of it all, and I say that from experieince.

There are things you can do NOW that make technology less important to your success. It’s called…building relationships. Believe it or not, you can make such an impact on your business by having connections and building relationships with like-minded people.

When I started out there was more uncertainty in my mind because…I didn’t know ‘John’ from ‘Sally’. Along with those relationships builds trust. In my case, I thought it was safe to trust the people I came in contact with along the way. Truth: Trust your instincts and follow your heart. There are amazing people in this world and in the business/marketing community, you just have to find them. I’ve made friends with some incredible people – some of which I met years ago and still work with, it’s awesome.

When you launch a product, what is the easiest way to get it spreading like a wildfire? JV Partners. But you can’t have quality JV Partners without first building relationships with people.

As you’re trying to build your network marketing business, who are the types of people in your organization that are the most helpful? They are those with who you’ve built that relationship.

And…it’s far easier now than it was years ago.

Use Facebook. Use Twitter. Connect on blogs. Use Forums.  …and so on.

If you build those relationships now, you’ll change your odds of success, positively. Look at successful network marketers and you’ll see they have built a large number of quality, long-lasting relationships.

And yes, this can work in traditional business too. Don’t worry, you’re covered!

Sorry for the poor quality. My camera is supposed to be HD, but obviously that’s not working properly!

Yesterday, May 28th, I heard about Google Wave. When I first saw the name (unaware of what it was) my initial reaction was “Another Google service – they’re doing everything!”. Let’s get one thing clear, I think Google has an amazing creative team and ingenious ideas but it’s a bit scary to see them getting into so many services – they’re like Miscrosoft, except more clever and better at being evil (I mean that in a nice way, I think).

Anyway, back on subject.

As my recent post shows, Twitter and Facebook have been gaining some serious momentum. They’re both steadily growing now, stomping on Myspace quickly. The unique communication method that Twitter is about is captivating. Millions now use Twitter and it will continue to grow. Facebook has made some serious changes/improvements over the past couple years that has helped skyrocket its popularity, hence being a bigger catch than Myspace. On top of that, Google has a slew of services that are excellent such as Gmail, document sharing and of course Youtube.

The recent silent display of Google Wave looks quite impressive and eye-catching. It combines the most popular service and social networks with the power of Google’s sharing (documents, youtube, etc..) to one place.

Could this damage Facebook, Twitter, AIM, Yahoo IM, Myspace, and others? I would not be surprised if they are all starting to shake in their pants. This is a POWERFUL communication tool which brings nearly ALL of the tools to one place…

Personally I’m pumped about it, despite not using Google services too much, yet at the same time I’m a little scared. Google seems to have absorbed the idea of having their foot in practically everything. Is that a good thing? If you ask me, I definitely say “I think they’re very creative but they need to relax!”.

What are your thoughts?