CalhounSq said:

Hmmmmm, i find people have set periods of time, subconsciously, when they are in receive mode. Normally people need around 90 mins at their desk before they hit that mode, then they stop around 30 mins before their lunch and for 30 mins after are still not ready. They then stop around 45 mins to an hour before they go home.

I used to run a large team of telesales people and when we adopted this structure and only phoned people during the receive times our appointment quality went through the roof.

To that end we adopted the following

9-10.15 Prep period and paperwork wrap up
10.15 -12.30 Calling
12.30-2.15 Lunches and morning wrap up period
2.15-4.15 Calling
4.15-5.30 Wrap up and follow ups to booked leads

This meant that people who knew us that were already in conversation could take our calls late in the day and have time to digest the conversation but we still left time in the sweet spot of the day for new calls.

If that is of any help to make your day better then good, if not, just ignore me.

i see twins! ! ! ! ! !

mdiver said:

I'd have to adjust it a bit since I'm making calls from home (personal business calls, but still dealing with "people"), but still helpful I think I just need to build in that time to center myself so I'm better adjusted to enter the rest of the world...



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CalhounSq said:

I try and be at my desk for 7.45 so that i give myself time before the world knocks on my door

I hate it when after a few years of dating, a woman breaks up with a guy because he wouldn't commit...then 2 months later he is engaged to somebody else.

missfee said:

You should be mad at the fact that dude didn't just admit that he didn't want to commit to her...instead of saying he wasn't ready to commit.

I hate going home after work to a messy house. Then I have be the evil one and yell at everyone to clean up.

when ppl tell you they are going to do something then never do it.

shanti0608 said:

I hate when everyone says "Don't do it all. Let me help."
Then they don't do anything and you would have been way better off just having done it your damn self.

rnljs said:

Some ppl think that words are enough. They like to say things but then never follow through.
Happy New Year to you rnljs

shanti0608 said:

Happy New Year to you too!!

...when I leave my mug of tea in the microwave, forget I had one in and then try to go find the glass that's been missing for an hour...

JustErin said:

exactly.

shit, I'm agreeing with you lately!!

JerseyKRS said:

married life suits u

or is the power of the 'erins'

sweet said:

Commuters sneeze/cough...without covering their mouth or nose, then use their hands as a tissue, then get up and hold the handrail to assist them exiting the tube....


another commute peeve is when children lick windows.....

i start making pancake batter, and then after dumping the mix and the eggs together i found out we're out of milk

MajesticOne89 said:

that shit

MajesticOne89 said:

damn, we began baked ziti, then realized we didn't have any garlic.

JerseyKRS said:

Call yourself Italian DiVicarro ?

JustErin said:

to be fair, a lot of guys don't know themselves that she isn't the one, until they meet the one who IS the one

mdiver said:

the misses did it!

chocolate1 said:

I smooth a dryer sheet over my hair for that... it works!

JerseyKRS said:

Don't be blamin' shit on her, she should be under control

paintedlady said:

I'm having heaps of static problems with the car, every time I touch it it nearly sends me flying. I bet it's wearing crocs on the new nylon carpet that does it

ZombieKitten said:

My car ALWAYS does that. It catches me off guard sometimes.

MIGUELGOMEZ said:

I've got to the point where I'll only touch it on the window, but sometimes I forget

ZombieKitten said:

Ouch.

ZombieKitten said:

thekidsgirl said:

they are my slippers actually they aren't REAL crocs, they're target knock-offs