Comments on: Be Realistic About Time http://www.chrisbrogan.com/be-realistic-about-time/ Learn How Human Business Works - Beyond Social Media Sun, 21 Mar 2010 07:17:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Carol Deckert http://www.chrisbrogan.com/be-realistic-about-time/comment-page-2/#comment-159615 Carol Deckert Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:18:16 +0000 http://www.chrisbrogan.com/?p=3071#comment-159615 Hi Chris, what an excellent and timely article. One of my networking clients and I were discussing this topic just this week. Before so many people were working online, obviously they worked somewhere, somehow but offline and when evenings arrived, some as late as 6 pm or when weekends arrived, no one expected anyone to do anything but spend time at home and with family and friends. Clients "waited" until the next morning or Monday morning, if that's the case. When did everything go crazy and we now feel pressured to instanteous replies? Will you world, as you know it, cease to exist if someone does not reply to you immediately, overnight or over the weekend? I think not. We, as entrepreneurs, as online marketers, as offline entrepreneurs have to reclaim our personal space and time. Although the world is changing and the economy is tough, without personal downtime, you would not be able to survive long. Now, I believe, it is important, more than ever, to make sure to "schedule non-working time" and treat it the same as a business appointment. Our lives may be healthier, our families may be healthier and overall we may become happier and more contented people. Thanks Chris for introducing this timely topic! Carol Deckert, Networking Coach http://twitter.com/caroldeckert http://www.runlancaster.com/blog Hi Chris, what an excellent and timely article. One of my networking clients and I were discussing this topic just this week. Before so many people were working online, obviously they worked somewhere, somehow but offline and when evenings arrived, some as late as 6 pm or when weekends arrived, no one expected anyone to do anything but spend time at home and with family and friends. Clients “waited” until the next morning or Monday morning, if that’s the case. When did everything go crazy and we now feel pressured to instanteous replies? Will you world, as you know it, cease to exist if someone does not reply to you immediately, overnight or over the weekend? I think not. We, as entrepreneurs, as online marketers, as offline entrepreneurs have to reclaim our personal space and time. Although the world is changing and the economy is tough, without personal downtime, you would not be able to survive long. Now, I believe, it is important, more than ever, to make sure to “schedule non-working time” and treat it the same as a business appointment. Our lives may be healthier, our families may be healthier and overall we may become happier and more contented people.

Thanks Chris for introducing this timely topic!
Carol Deckert, Networking Coach
http://twitter.com/caroldeckert
http://www.runlancaster.com/blog

]]> By: chris http://www.chrisbrogan.com/be-realistic-about-time/comment-page-2/#comment-159035 chris Mon, 26 Jan 2009 05:01:00 +0000 http://www.chrisbrogan.com/?p=3071#comment-159035 It will take time ... it happens with the arrival of all new technologies ... we are obsessed for sometime and then we get used to ... It will take time … it happens with the arrival of all new technologies … we are obsessed for sometime and then we get used to …

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]]> By: Christian http://www.chrisbrogan.com/be-realistic-about-time/comment-page-2/#comment-158723 Christian Fri, 23 Jan 2009 20:27:56 +0000 http://www.chrisbrogan.com/?p=3071#comment-158723 I've learned that those with unrealistic expectations are not going to end up being good to work with anyway. It's kind of like getting negative comments on your blog. Just let em be. You can't make everyone happy. The way to address the issue is to set up systems of follow up that make sense to you and are sustainable by you and your team. From there, just be consistent. That's it. I’ve learned that those with unrealistic expectations are not going to end up being good to work with anyway. It’s kind of like getting negative comments on your blog. Just let em be. You can’t make everyone happy. The way to address the issue is to set up systems of follow up that make sense to you and are sustainable by you and your team. From there, just be consistent. That’s it.

]]> By: that canadian girl http://www.chrisbrogan.com/be-realistic-about-time/comment-page-2/#comment-158503 that canadian girl Thu, 22 Jan 2009 09:43:46 +0000 http://www.chrisbrogan.com/?p=3071#comment-158503 <strong>10 Ways to Improve Your Home Office Productivity...</strong> Ask anyone who is self-employed or regularly works from a home office, and you’ll get polarised answers; The home office is either the best or the worst thing that’s happened to them. Either a source of peace and focus, or a never ending st... 10 Ways to Improve Your Home Office Productivity…

Ask anyone who is self-employed or regularly works from a home office, and you’ll get polarised answers; The home office is either the best or the worst thing that’s happened to them. Either a source of peace and focus, or a never ending st…

]]> By: Daniel http://www.chrisbrogan.com/be-realistic-about-time/comment-page-2/#comment-158379 Daniel Wed, 21 Jan 2009 20:15:48 +0000 http://www.chrisbrogan.com/?p=3071#comment-158379 I love the potential that social media has to connect, inform, and democratize. But at the same time, I worry about whether we're equipped to live (and respond) at machine-speed; More importantly, I worry about what I will lose if I try. I love the potential that social media has to connect, inform, and democratize. But at the same time, I worry about whether we’re equipped to live (and respond) at machine-speed; More importantly, I worry about what I will lose if I try.

]]> By: brea http://www.chrisbrogan.com/be-realistic-about-time/comment-page-2/#comment-158359 brea Wed, 21 Jan 2009 18:19:51 +0000 http://www.chrisbrogan.com/?p=3071#comment-158359 i was just talking about this yesterday! it makes me not want to reply to people when they write two annoying emails in a row. i was just talking about this yesterday! it makes me not want to reply to people when they write two annoying emails in a row.

]]> By: Comment on Christ Brogan’s Blog Post “Be Realistic About Time” « Lauren Gaulin http://www.chrisbrogan.com/be-realistic-about-time/comment-page-2/#comment-158309 Comment on Christ Brogan’s Blog Post “Be Realistic About Time” « Lauren Gaulin Wed, 21 Jan 2009 14:56:54 +0000 http://www.chrisbrogan.com/?p=3071#comment-158309 [...] Comment on Christ Brogan’s blog post “Be Realistic About Time.” Tags: [...] [...] Comment on Christ Brogan’s blog post “Be Realistic About Time.” Tags: [...]

]]> By: Lauren Gaulin http://www.chrisbrogan.com/be-realistic-about-time/comment-page-2/#comment-158301 Lauren Gaulin Wed, 21 Jan 2009 14:49:31 +0000 http://www.chrisbrogan.com/?p=3071#comment-158301 Hi Chris! I really respect this post not so much for the business aspect. As I am a student, I really don't have that much to do with this, but I really respect that you understand that we should not all have to be tied down to our laptops and cell phones and checking twitter every 5 seconds. There's more to life! While these technologies are wonderful, and highly beneficial we cannot and should not base our lives around them. I really appreciate that you are bringing attention to this and hope others understand as well! Props to you! -@lgaulin Hi Chris!

I really respect this post not so much for the business aspect. As I am a student, I really don’t have that much to do with this, but I really respect that you understand that we should not all have to be tied down to our laptops and cell phones and checking twitter every 5 seconds. There’s more to life! While these technologies are wonderful, and highly beneficial we cannot and should not base our lives around them. I really appreciate that you are bringing attention to this and hope others understand as well!
Props to you!

-@lgaulin

]]> By: Raul http://www.chrisbrogan.com/be-realistic-about-time/comment-page-2/#comment-158147 Raul Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:05:11 +0000 http://www.chrisbrogan.com/?p=3071#comment-158147 Chris, I read your entry and am astounded at the fact you already have over 80 comments. Yes, the online world has sped up things! Your entry reminds me of an observation made by a colleague who resided in developing countries over 20 yrs before moving back to the States (though he would visit the US occasionally). His comment was how much the country had sped up during his "absence". His line of work is relief and development. For ex, he had worked in relief and rehabilitation with the tsunami a few years ago. Though he had very strong views on how poorly the US had done with Katrina he also noted how Americans' expectations on return to normalcy were so unrealistic given what he knows about what it takes to rehabilitate an area after massive disaster. He really was shocked at the "speed expectations" in the current American mind. If we explore what the root causes may be, certainly the rise of the online world stands out as a strong possibility matching his absence here (and living in a world where online wasn't as prevalent as here). Thanks for the thought-provoking entry. rap584 in Twitter Chris, I read your entry and am astounded at the fact you already have over 80 comments. Yes, the online world has sped up things! Your entry reminds me of an observation made by a colleague who resided in developing countries over 20 yrs before moving back to the States (though he would visit the US occasionally). His comment was how much the country had sped up during his “absence”. His line of work is relief and development. For ex, he had worked in relief and rehabilitation with the tsunami a few years ago. Though he had very strong views on how poorly the US had done with Katrina he also noted how Americans’ expectations on return to normalcy were so unrealistic given what he knows about what it takes to rehabilitate an area after massive disaster. He really was shocked at the “speed expectations” in the current American mind. If we explore what the root causes may be, certainly the rise of the online world stands out as a strong possibility matching his absence here (and living in a world where online wasn’t as prevalent as here). Thanks for the thought-provoking entry.
rap584 in Twitter

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