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By: janowen

janowen — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 21:23:08 +0000

how would you handle having someone give you a polite interruption when you don’t have an assistant? Having no gatekeeper at all sometimes really allows people just to walk on in, even with my door closed. (I’ve even had people walk in on meetings!)

By: Jared

Jared — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:07:01 +0000

Travis, sometimes you’ve got to talk to them. Jesus was once going to a solitary place to spend time with God (after a long day) and all of a sudden saw this crowd coming toward him. He had compassion on them and spoke to them…that’s soo important.

But there are situations where we will need to wait and talk with them later…I’d suggest you politely say, “May I talk with you later about this?”

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By: Paul from Canada

Paul from Canada — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:19:28 +0000

But when the doctor’s office gets backed up several minutes with appointments, everyone rediscovers the concept of grace.

By: jason

jason — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:44:06 +0000

This is crucial. We are challenged by Christ to be a good steward of what we have been given…

Billy Hornsby said the other day, we measure time by seconds,min,hrs,days,etc. but we manage time by “events”.

Using this thought process, I have focused on arranging each meeting as an event with a definite starting and ending time.

By: Travis Hurst

Travis Hurst — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:23:26 +0000

great post. I find my biggest issues are not the appointments, but the 10-15 minute interruptions through out the day. “hey Travis, can I ask you something” can take 20-30 minutes out of my day, and it breaks focus. I tell myself I won’t let it happen, but I don’t want to be insensitive to others who work with me. Any advice?

By: Dale Schaeffer

Dale Schaeffer — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:27:20 +0000

I’m a big fan of planning 1-2 blocks of time per week to take appointments and then stacking them back to back in 45 minute blocks.

Great post! Loving this series.

By: Craig Groeschel

Craig Groeschel — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:45:57 +0000

Ewald, Hope to visit you in S. Africa one day. Not sure when.

To answer your question, my appointment rhythm has changed during different seasons of the church. In the early years, I took them at any time. Later, I tried to limit them to afternoons. Now it is afternoons on certain days and only for certain things.

By: Scott Williams

Scott Williams — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:32:03 +0000

I like the back to back appt.’s w/ the polite interruption!

By: Ewald

Ewald — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:17:15 +0000

Do you have only a day or 2 a week you use for apointments? When are u coming to South Africa dude?