Lessons Learned

25Jan/110

Okay let's take a step back from the hateful Alvin of yesterweek.

I talked to an AT&T rep who told me that two of the other lines on my family plan were eligible for an iPhone upgrade.

$199 sure beats $599.

The worst part about all this is that I lost all my phone numbers and all my apps. There's something wrong with my computer and I was never able to sync the phone with it so I don't have any numbers. I'm also still trying to figure out how to get my apps back. There were a few that I paid for and I want that shit back! Thankfully most of the apps I use are free (Twitter, Facebook, RunKeeper Pro, Pandora, Meebo).

I'm debating whether to get insurance on the phone. It's an extra $12 a month. The phone is $600 but I do still have another line on my family plan that's eligible for an iPhone 4 upgrade. What to do, what to do . . .

What I AM doing now is making sure that my it's password locked now. I thought it was a major pain before, having to type that thing in every single time I wanted to use my phone (often), but now I'm definitely going to keep it password protected.

Anyway, here's something I'm reposting with permission from my buddy corporate guy turned teacher/coach:

Today, I decided to call one of the parents to COMPLIMENT their child. I called and introduced myself and she sounded very nervous. I was like "I just wanted to call to let you know how great your son was doing in my class. He got 101 on his last test, he always raises his hand, always does his homework etc etc". She responded with "Wow, usually when teachers call me, I get nervous, but thank you so much for the phone call, it made my day". Then she went on to say that her son usually struggles in Math so it's great to hear from. She also said her son has mentioned me and said he likes me and I'm really nice, etc etc. That felt REALLY good! I think I'ma randomly call more parents for good reasons from now on. Certain kids really need.

So we all know teachers call homes to complain about things. Have any of yall ever got a phone call for something good?

Glad to see him doing good things!