We all get it by now. New year, new goals, new you, new me, new everything. I like new stuff… a lot. But sadly, new becomes old quickly and the more we covet new stuff, the less time we spend truly getting to know those once new things. This is very obvious in technology. How often have you purchased a new software or gadget, can’t wait to play with it, explore it, use it, put it through its paces. 
Then one day, and it could be just a short week from the day you got it, it’s no longer new anymore. You quit exploring the features and functions, stop discovering other ways to use it. In the end, you probably used only a tiny percentage of the features.
I’ll admit guilt to that. Especially for project managers, task managers, to do list and organization software. Don’t ask, because I don’t even get why I covet these programs so much. I just do.
Then last week, a video I was watching opened my eyes. Why, I had overlooked a free software option which I uninstalled months ago because I didn’t imagine I could use the software in a brand new way. Ok, so it isn’t brand new but it is new to me. If only I had taken time to think outside the box a little. So much time evaluating new software could have been saved.
Dig up your old software. You probably own a lot of tools and software that can be ‘re-purposed’ for another use. Recycle, Re-think, and best of all, save that money. It’s the first step to a more profitable bottom line.
Image courtesy of Ervin Bacik
