3G means envy, or does it mean focus?

So our good friends at Apple revealed the new iphone yesterday. The slogan is “twice the speed for half the price“. For $200 less, you can have a faster, sleeker, better version. That is good news for us that have held out this long.

It really got me thinking though about our culture and tendencies with stuff in general. When the latest and greatest comes out, how quick are you to jump on it? This could be the latest gadget, newest designer jeans, book, church, church philosophy, sports teams, whatever. I’m not saying that being an early adapter is bad. I’m thankful for everyone who bought an iphone before me and now, they’ve made it better and cheaper. I’m just thinking out loud here that there are major tendencies to jump to the “next thing” in hopes of more connection, hope, fulfillment, etc. Sometimes we need to keep the “older” version, stay focused, stay disciplined and not be distracted. Because this has got to be one of (if not the) greatest downfall of leaders is getting off course. Staying focused on the vision and goal is a must do for success. When the latest and greatest comes around, it is easy to think “I must do this” and go flailing off course. But the reality a lot of times is, you already know the vision, don’t get distracted. Stay focused. Listen for new ideas, but make sure they are vision-centric.

July 11th is just around the corner.