Podcasts about interruptions

Mary Jo recaps two big things: a must-read book for understanding our money system, and her refresher training in Houston on the Truth Concepts calculators. If you've read Becoming Your Own Banker and gone down the rabbit hole of fractional reserve banking, "Creature From Jekyll Island"  by G. Edward Griffin is the next start — how $1 in the bank lets the system borrow $10, why that devalues our dollar, and who met on Jekyll Island to pass the Federal Reserve Act. Mary Jo also breaks down why crypto is not the answer for her, what really happens to a whole life insurance infinite banking  policy if the dollar crashes, and how she'd use policy loans to buy land, drill wells, and buy real assets instead of holding paper dollars. Then the Houston part: Todd Langford created his calculators to prove Nelson wrong on the infinite banking concept  — and got proven wrong. Mary Jo shares the refresher on qualified plans / 401ks for business owners, future requirements ($10-30M in tomorrow's dollars), taxes vs. rate of return, and the unseen rate of return when you borrow to create infinite banking explained  cash flow externally. Bottom line: don't just park money. Use it entrepreneurially to make more money. Buy the book: https://www.WithoutTheBank.com/Book  Email Mary Jo: MaryJo@WithoutTheBank.com  Chapters: 00:00 – Money Is to Be Used, Not Sit Idle 01:13 – Welcome 01:44 – Fractional Reserve Banking and Nelson's Rabbit Hole 02:30 – Creature from Jekyll Island: 600 Pages, Fed 10-to-1, Oreos Example 04:01 – Why Crypto Is Not the Answer 06:14 – What Happens to Your Policy If the Dollar Crashes? 07:28 – Prepper Strategy: Borrow to Buy Land, Wells and Real Assets 08:13 – Stepping Out of the Noise: Gold Hype, Stocks and Manipulation 09:54 – The Fed Is 100% Private Company + YouTube / Cliff Notes Option 10:09 – Why I Bought This Book for My Dad Years Ago 11:35 – Houston Truth Concepts Training With Todd Langford 12:45 – 401ks for Business Owners: Tax Write-Off vs. Usable Growth 13:39 – Future Requirements and Inflation Truth 15:32 – The Unseen Rate of Return and Interruptions 16:15 – Stop Just Saving, Start Creating Cash Flow 19:03 – Financial Advisor Gets Infinite Banking Wrong 20:08 – Grab Your Book and Schedule With John or Mary Jo Audio Production by Podsworth Media - https://podsworth.com 

Birthday brisket, busted controllers, and Batman needing a day job. Yep, it's that kind of sesh.This week, we're hanging out with Nuclear Muffin and GMO Cookies, bouncing from pool-party chaos and a rainy motorcycle ride into a surprisingly real conversation: why the hell are we all in such a hurry to be first?First in traffic. First to talk. First to prove we're right. Somewhere between the shit-talking and the side quests, we get into actually listening, looking past people's job titles, and learning to pause before losing our shit over spilled milk. Literally.Pull up a chair. There are tangents, laughs, and a few things you might still be thinking about after the sesh.In this sesh:00:15 — Birthday chaos, brisket, and “don't break my fucking controller”05:18 — Controller repairs and a motorcycle ride with terrible timing08:12 — Gran Turismo turns into a whole life analogy10:31 — Interruptions, automatic apologies, and changing how we respond17:16 — Networking origin stories and Batman clocking in for benefits18:38 — Everybody wants to be first. What are we actually winning?22:38 — Are you listening or just waiting for your turn to talk?27:09 — You're a person, not a résumé34:23 — Meditation, distractions, and finding a second before reacting38:22 — Parenting, old patterns, and choosing more compassion42:50 — Grocery-store kindness and conversations worth havingWhat's one thing that helps you slow down before you lose your shit? Drop it in the comments, send this episode to your sesh buddy, and come hang with us again next week.Find everything in one place here:

The After the Message Podcast returns with Episode 4 as we talk about margin, interruptions, and what it looks like to care for others without constantly running on empty. Jesus made room for people, even when they interrupted His plans. So what can we learn from the way He lived when our own lives feel completely full?In this episode, we discuss:Creating Margin: Finding space in a calendar that already feels full.Interruptions & Flexibility: Learning to navigate the unexpected when you naturally thrive on routine and structure.Helping Without Burning Out: Caring for others while recognizing our own limits and capacity.Join us for an honest and practical conversation about margin, interruptions, serving others, and learning to live more like Jesus in the middle of everyday life.Connect with Us:Next Steps: https://celebrationorl.org/Subscribe: Don't miss an episode or message—follow along!Follow Us: Instagram: https://bit.ly/2MConG0 / Facebook: https://bit.ly/2Yxe6h7Feedback: Have questions? Need prayer? DM @celebrationorl or email celebra...

In Episode 295 of Two Pastors and a Mic, Cory and Channock talk about the difference between having a full life and living a hurried life—and whether busyness has become something we use to convince ourselves that what we're doing matters.They talk about why resting can make us feel guilty, what might come to the surface when everything gets quiet, and whether some of our exhaustion comes from constantly consuming instead of simply doing too much.00:00 - Welcome to Episode 29502:27 - Why Do We Always Say We're Busy?03:18 - When Busyness Becomes a Sign of Success04:01 - Does Hurry Describe Your Soul?05:40 - Can You Have a Full Calendar and Still Be Present?06:13 - When Did Busy Become Important?07:56 - Learning to Always Be Busy09:15 - Why Do We Feel Guilty for Resting?11:45 - Exhaustion Is Not a Spiritual Gift12:00 - Does Busyness Make Us Feel Important?12:18 - What Are We Avoiding by Staying Busy?13:29 - Why Is It So Hard to Be Still?14:00 - What Shows Up When Everything Gets Quiet?15:10 - Are We Tired Because We Never Stop Consuming?16:18 - Jesus Was Never in a Hurry16:44 - Interruptions or Invitations?17:32 - How Jesus Handled Interruptions18:39 - What Does Love Require Here?19:35 - What Are You Rushing Through?19:52 - What Will You Wish You Had Slowed Down For?20:43 - Be Where Your Feet Are21:13 - Three Ways to Slow Down23:09 - The Challenge: Do Absolutely Nothing

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What if everything doesn't actually need your attention right now…but your ADHD brain is making it feel that way? If you are a business owner with ADHD, busy executive or leader, the challenge isn't knowing how to prioritize; it's that your brain experiences almost everything as urgent simultaneously. In this episode, Dave will explore why immediate demands hijack our focus, the hidden costs of living in perpetual fire-fighting mode, and practical tools to take back control of your workday. **Do you want to work with Dave one-on-one? Go to www.overcomingdistractions.com and book an introductory Zoom chat. Or go directly to Dave's calendar; https://calendly.com/davidgreenwood1/15min  ADHD and Urgency in the workplace. Why ADHD Amplifies Urgency: How time blindness, the pull of immediate stimulation, and emotional discomfort trick your brain into treating every task like a top-priority emergency. The High Cost of Urgency Mode: How constant reactivity leads to decision fatigue, endless context switching, burnout, and becoming your company's default "emergency response system." Creating Systems Outside Your Brain: Using structured categories to eliminate the fatigue of making repeated prioritization decisions. Protecting Uninterrupted Focus: Why block-scheduling, boundary-setting, and pre-defining what truly constitutes a "real emergency" are essential for strategic work.

Some of the most memorable moments in Jesus' ministry happened near the water. Along the Sea of Galilee, ordinary people encountered Jesus in moments of fear, uncertainty, need, and change. In our summer series, Encounters by the Sea: Meeting Jesus at the Edge of the Waters, we'll discover how Jesus still meets people at the edge of their lives and invites them into hope, healing, and deeper faith.

September 13, 2026 - In today's sermon, Rev. Mikayla Zielke reminds us that interruptions can be either opportunities or obstacles, calling us to seek God's will and remain focused on His purpose.

Interruptions.  Repeating yourself for the hundredth time. Kids who don't listen the first time. Plans that get derailed. People who just keep needing things from you. Sometimes it's not one big thing that causes us to lose our peace, it's the constant accumulation of little annoyances all. day. long. In this episode, I'm talking about what's really happening when those everyday moments push you over the edge, and why creating more peace in your home doesn't begin with getting everyone else to stop being so frustrating. Because your children are going to interrupt. You're going to have to repeat yourself. Your husband will sometimes do things you don't like. People will continue to be human. The question is: Who do you want to be in the middle of all of it? We're talking about training our children, training ourselves, letting go of resentment and keeping score, and learning to become the woman God is calling you to be—not someday when everyone finally gets their act together, but right here in the actual life He has given you. If you've ever thought, "I would be so much calmer if everyone would just stop…" grab your earbuds and join me for: HOw to Handle Interruptions Without Losing Your Mind. Join Reclaim here!

The Lord Jesus Christ has our appointment schedule prepared for each day and what we consider interruptions He considers special divine appointments.

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Réunions inutiles, fausses urgences, interruptions permanentes… Quel est le pire ennemi de nos journées de travail ?J'ai posé la question à plus de 2 600 personnes sur LinkedIn. Résultat : 44 % choisissent les réunions inutiles, 29 % les fausses urgences et 17 % les interruptions.Mais en regardant ces résultats, une autre lecture apparaît : et si ces trois problèmes étaient en réalité liés ?Dans cet épisode de Happy Work, je vous explique pourquoi une réunion qui ne produit ni décision claire, ni priorité, ni responsabilité précise peut ensuite générer des fausses urgences… qui elles-mêmes provoquent des interruptions.Le véritable problème pourrait donc être ailleurs : dans notre incapacité collective à décider clairement de ce qui mérite notre temps, notre attention et notre énergie.Et la solution n'est peut-être pas de faire moins de réunions. Mais d'en faire qui servent vraiment à quelque chose.Tout mon contenu sur www.gchatelain.comRetrouvez moi sur WhatsApp sur la chaîne Happy Work... pas de spam, c'est gratuit et il n'y a que du feelgood !!! : https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbBSSbM6BIEm0yskHH2g00:00 – Introduction 01:16 – Le sondage : qu'est-ce que vous supprimeriez en priorité ? 01:34 – Trois problèmes, ou trois visages du même problème ? 01:53 – 44% : les réunions inutiles 02:55 – 29% : les fausses urgences 04:05 – 17% : les interruptions 04:51 – Ce que ces trois chiffres disent ensemble 05:39 – La solution : des réunions qui produisent de vraies décisionsSoutenez ce podcast http://supporter.acast.com/happy-work. Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

Interruptions are, in a way, the currency of emergency medicine. But many of them may be making patient care worse rather than safer. EKGs are a perfect example: physicians may be interrupted thousands of times each year so that every tracing receives immediate attention, even when the overwhelming majority do not represent an emergency. Protecting physician attention doesn't have to come at the expense of quickly identifying patients who need immediate intervention.In this episode, we explore how one emergency department dramatically reduced unnecessary EKG interruptions, why a 10-minute interpretation window may be safer than reflexively interrupting physicians, and how local data helped turn a counterintuitive idea into departmental practice. We also examine how asynchronous communication, protected workspaces, nursing partnerships, and a different way of thinking about attention can create a safer and more intentional emergency department.Guest Bio: Dr. Jake Zadra is a board-certified Emergency Physician and the current Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine and Diagnostics at St. Mary's Hospital in Janesville, WI, where he also serves as Vice Chief of Staff. He completed medical school ('18) and EM residency ('21) at the University of Wisconsin, where he served as chief resident. Outside of medicine, he's a live music enthusiast, enjoys slipping Lord of the Rings references into everyday conversation, and spends as much time outdoors as possible. He remains one of the few Emergency Physicians with no interest in ultramarathons or BASE jumping.We Discuss:Why Every EKG Doesn't Need to Be an EmergencyThe Cost of 7,000 Interruptions to Find Two Unflagged STEMIsWhat Happens When the EKG Machine Misses a STEMIWhy Fewer Interruptions May Lead to Better EKG InterpretationHow the Workflow Handles Gray-Zone EKGsRethinking the 10-Minute EKG RuleUsing Local Data to Build a Safer WorkflowHow an EKG Drop Zone Keeps Deferred Reviews From Getting LostHow a Quieter Workspace Reduces Drive-By InterruptionsWhy Not Every Interruption Deserves the Same ResponseHow Secure Chat Can Become an Asynchronous InboxWhy Nurses Need Protection From Interruptions TooHow Making Interruptions Visible Creates Buy-InMentioned in this episode:Rob's Book: SupranormalSupranormal: A Field Guide for the Impossible Job, tackles the parts of being a doctor that medical training leaves out, with practical tools for navigating conflict, overwhelm, burnout, and the sustained complexity of medicine, so you can build a career that is both sustainable and fulfilling.Get SupranormalGet Out On TimeThe Out-On-Time Course gives you the tools to complete your charts on shift, manage overwhelm and interruptions, and create fast, focused, kickass notes, so you can stay out of chart debt and get home on time. Self-paced. 12 hours AMA PRA Category 1 CME.Learn More About The Out-On-Time CourseSix Sessions to Recalibrate Your CareerStill like the doctoring, but all the stuff around it is taking a toll? Career Longevity Coaching is six one-on-one sessions over five months to identify what's making your work harder than it needs to be and start making changes. If you're wondering, "How long can I keep doing it like this?" Don't wait until the answer is "I can't."Career Longevity and Burnout Coaching

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What are the top 5 pain points with time management and productivity that over 400 of my past and current coaching clients have faced?  The results may, or may not, surprise you.  Links: Email Me | Twitter | Facebook | Website | Linkedin   You can learn more about the Planning Course here Use the coupon code: planning26   Learn more about the Productivity Academy Learn more about my private coaching programmes here Get Your Copy Of Your Time, Your Way: Time Well Managed, Life Well Lived   The Working With… Weekly Newsletter Carl Pullein Learning Centre Carl's YouTube Channel Carl Pullein Coaching Programmes Subscribe to my Substack  The Working With… Podcast Previous episodes page   Script | 432 Hello, and welcome to episode 432 of the Your Time, Your Way Podcast. A podcast to answer all your questions about productivity, time management, self-development, and goal planning. My name is Carl Pullein, and I am your host of this show.  Before we get started, and linked somewhat to today's topic, one of the top issues among the people I work with is inconsistency in planning weeks and days.  Now, I understand why it can be a challenge to plan your week consistently. Life often gets in the way, and really, what's the point of planning when, too often, whatever plan you set gets destroyed by an inconsiderate boss or client?  Yet it still remains the case that those who consistently plan their weeks and allow a little time each day to plan the next day are the ones who get the right things done on time and have more time to do the things they want to do.  So, over the last few weeks, I've been updating my Planning Course.  It's not a long course, and it now focuses on three main areas of planning. Daily, weekly, and project planning. Plus, given the time of year, I've added a bonus section on the Annual Planning Template.  If you want to take a significant step up in your time management and productivity, I highly recommend this course.  You can get it as part of my Productivity Academy Membership or buy it as a standalone course.  And if you're fast, you can get the standalone course for just $50.00 with the early bird discount. (I'll put the link and the code in the show notes for you)  And a quick tip. Get the course today and do the Weekly Planning Section. It will take you around 15 minutes to do the section, will give you a downloadable Weekly Planning Matrix sheet and will inspire you to do a proper, practical Weekly Planning Session today.  Okay, on with the episode.  Last week, I hosted the inaugural live training of my Productivity Academy. In that session, I shared some research I had done on around 500 of my past and present coaching clients. The question I asked was: “What were the top five struggles (or pain points) they faced?”  The results were not unsurprising, or not that I thought. What surprised me was that the cause of those pain points almost always comes from the same place.  Let me explain.  First, what were the five? They were: In 5th place, Tool overload and fragmented workflows This means using multiple apps, duplicating task lists, having unclear homes for information, and excessive system tweaking, which undermined trust in their productivity setup. All of this results in information all over the place, which causes a sense that they lack clarity and control.  In 4th place, Interruptions and lack of protected focus time Meetings, emails, messages, emergencies, and context switching push deep or important work out, leaving no time for doing that important work.  Yet one irony is that if the focused, strategic work were prioritised over interruptions, there would be fewer interruptions. Nobody chasing you, telling you something was urgent, and less time for meetings because the work was getting done instead of being talked about.  In 3rd place, Unclear priorities If you don't know what matters most, the urgent or “loud” work of other people will always crowd out meaningful progress. If you do not know what your priorities are, then someone else's priorities will do. At least they appear to be urgent, right?  In 2nd place, Planning and review routines that don't stick When daily and weekly planning are skipped because, perhaps, life gets busy, it causes your system to break, which then requires repeated restarts. Restarts are time-consuming, often overwhelming and never address the underlying problem. (Which we will come to in a moment) And in 1st place… Wait for it… Overwhelm from competing tasks and projects My clients face large backlogs, scattered lists, frequent rescheduling, and a persistent sense of being behind.  Now, as I said those five issues, I am sure you were nodding along to many of them. But the question is, why? Why do these pain points keep popping up?  The simple answer is a lack of clarity on what is important to you.  Let me explain. I value punctuality. It is a standard I have had since it was instilled in me at school. If I have a meeting at 9:00 am, I am ready to go at 9:00 am. Not 9:02 or 9:01. I am ready to go at 9:00 am.  I turn up a few minutes early, make sure everything is ready to go and then we start.  My wife, on the other hand, treats time as abstract. If she says 9:00 am, that could mean anything from 9:05 to 9:30 am.  I treat punctuality as something important; she doesn't.  This same principle follows those who are incredible at keeping things organised. They give higher importance to putting things away after they have used them than someone who you would describe as being disorganised.  When it comes to your work, what are your priorities?  Now, someone who finds themselves running around all day looking for something to get anxious about has no clear plan for the day. They're waiting for a fire so they have something to put out.  Yet someone with the same kind of work who starts the day with a clear plan is the one quietly getting on with the work they identified as important. Because they are doing that, they rarely come across any fires to put out. This, in turn, leaves them with more time to do the work.  That becomes a positive circle. More work gets done, fewer fires occur.  With the number 1 issue, Overwhelm from competing tasks and projects: Why do you have competing tasks and projects?  Let's say that you have two big projects with the same deadline. Why did that happen? You said yes to both projects; you agreed to the deadlines.  Now, you can't do two things at once; there must have been a time when you realised that there was a conflict. What did you do when you discovered that conflict?  Imagine I was asked by two different companies to develop and deliver a training programme. The dates for each session were to be on 30th September.  Theoretically, I could do it as long as the times were different. But accepting both would mean that I would be unable to do anything else in September, and the quality of the training would be compromised.  So, I would have to say no to the 30 September date to at least one of the companies.  Now, I've worked with many companies, big and small, and I know that when it comes to setting training dates, there is a significant degree of flexibility from both sides.  Now, if one company insisted that the only date the training could take place was the 30th, that's good. The decision has been made for me, and I would have to ask the other company if we could do a different date.  If, in the very unlikely event, the other company also insisted on the 30th, then I would have to decline the invitation.  From a practical, realistic perspective, there would be no way I could prepare two separate training sessions for two different companies, each involving a different HR department or organiser.  This is why knowing your limits and being aware of what you are currently committed to are key to being productive, improving your time management, and staying organised.  Yet, if you do not do your daily and weekly planning, all these issues will “accidentally” keep happening. You don't know what's coming up, think you have plenty of time, and keep saying yes to more and more commitments. And everyone loves you.  Until you don't deliver. Then you're the problem. You're the bottleneck. You said you could do it, but you didn't. You missed the deadline, and all trust is now broken.  And all this started from not knowing what your priorities are.  Another example. My professional priorities are: clients, content and then business admin. In that order.  My client work will always receive top priority, then content creation, then the admin associated with running a business.  This means that before I begin a day, week or year, I already know my priorities.  What about you? What are your professional priorities and in what order have you set them?  Competing priorities can often be an issue. What criteria can you set to make the decision easier? For instance, a customer seeking a $20 million proposal will likely be a higher priority than one seeking a $2,000 proposal.  You could argue that all proposals are equal, yet you can work on only one at a time. So how do you choose? Perhaps you can operate a first-in, first-out (FIFO) system and process them in the order they arrive.  Whichever way you decide, you are saving yourself time. No decisions have to be made. Just start and get on with it. If you look carefully at the five pain points, knowing your priorities and ensuring they get done before anything else will reduce much of the friction you face.  The second cause of these is often one of capacity. Yes, we can do almost everything asked of us, but not all at the same time. There's a limit to what we can do each day, week and quarter.  Most people I work with are trying to work at overcapacity.  For example, being expected to answer emails and messages and respond to customer calls within minutes of receiving them never works.  I'm reminded of one of my early jobs working in car sales.  When I first started, the company employed a receptionist to answer telephone calls. She would find a salesperson who was free to take the call, or, if there were no free salespeople, she would take a number and tell the caller that someone would call back as soon as possible.  Then the company decided to install a new system, which meant that when a call came in, the telephone would ring on a central speaker, and the salespeople would be responsible for answering the calls themselves.  To ensure calls were answered quickly, a rule was set requiring them to be answered within 5 rings.  They then let go of the receptionist. She was no longer needed.  Then the problems started. Sales began to drop, and salespeople were unable to focus on selling. Every time the phone rang, you could see everyone counting the rings, desperately hoping someone would answer.  Within 6 months, the receptionist was back. And guess what? Sales began to rise. Funny that.  People are perfectly happy to wait for you to return their call or message. And it's worth remembering that a quick reply often suggests desperation.  The reality is that we are collecting far too much and believing that everything we collect must be done. No, it does not.  Looking at task managers from the 1980s and 1990s, there were around 4 or 5 items on a list. These were bigger things, such as working on this project or calling that client to sort out the issue.  Nobody put letters to reply to or calls to return on a to-do list. These were self-contained. Your letters would be in an in-tray, and you would set aside some time each day to reply to them.  You can do the same today with email and messages. They are still self-contained. You do not also need to add them to your task manager. Now you've duplicated a task. I remember my boss at the law firm I worked at popping his head out of his office door to ask his secretary for his messages. He would do this around 2 pm each day and, for an hour, would return the calls that had come in while he was in meetings.  The lesson here is to take some time to decide what is important to you as an individual and a professional. Pre-decide your priorities. Create some if-this-then-that rules,  If this happens, then I will do that. This then reduces the decisions you need to make each day, and that will help reduce the mental fatigue that builds whenever something new comes in and you have to make yet another decision.  And if you want to reduce the ultimate friction, remember the phrase: A place for everything, and everything in its place." How much time is wasted just looking for a document, your glasses or keys? Come on, this should be your basic norm. Know where you put things so you can retrieve them when you need them.  You don't have to be as obsessed as Hercule Poirot, who kept his bank balance at £444, 4 shillings and 4 pence. Although there might be something to be said for keeping order in everything, you always have the capacity to deal with any unexpected events.  Thank you for listening. And if you are interested in learning more about my coaching programmes, you will find all the details on my website, carlpullein.com. You'll also find details on how to join my Productivity Academy there too.  It just remains for me now to wish you all a very, very productive week.   

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We're in Acts chapter three once again. Some may view what we're about to study as an interruption, but could it be a divine appointment? You can be sure God is in control of our lives, and leading us, just as He was for Peter and John at this particular time! To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/302/29?v=20251111

Divine Setups & Holy EncountersWhat if the interruption you did not plan is actually an invitation from God? What if the delay, unexpected conversation, closed door, or change in direction is positioning you for something you cannot yet see?In Divine Setups & Holy Encounters, we explore how God often works through ordinary moments to accomplish extraordinary purposes. Throughout Scripture, divine appointments happened when people were willing to listen and respond—from Philip being redirected to a desert road, to Jesus stopping for people others may have overlooked. What appeared to be an interruption became an opportunity for God to change a life.But not every interruption is a divine appointment. Spiritual discernment helps us recognize the difference between a distraction and a God-ordained opportunity. As we become more sensitive to the Holy Spirit, we learn to hold our plans loosely, recognize His promptings, and remain available when He redirects our steps.Perhaps the next person you meet, the next unexpected conversation, or even the next change in your plans carries more Kingdom purpose than you realize.God often hides extraordinary opportunities inside ordinary moments. Will you have eyes to see them?Subscribe for more teachings on spiritual discernment, hearing God's voice, wisdom, and growing deeper in your walk with the Holy Spirit. www.loisflewelling.com

Luke 8:40-56 – Jesus healed a bleeding woman and raised a girl from the dead. What feels like an interruption may actually be the setting for God's surprising miracle.

What happens when life keeps coming at you and you're trying to protect your peace? Paul wrote the letter to the Philippians from a prison cell — and instead of opening with a complaint, he opened with thanksgiving. His chains didn't constrain his compassion. His suffering didn't shrink his capacity to love.In this message, Pastor Delman Coates unpacks how to stay aligned with God in a world that's constantly trying to throw you off:

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SUMMARY Most of us move through our days on autopilot, heads down, running our own agenda. The struggling dad at church, the neighbor whose marriage is barely holding on, the single mom wrestling groceries into her car — we walk right past. In Part 7 of the Multipliers series, Jeff reads Chapter 29 of the DadAwesome book and shares an archive clip with Danny Silk about the isolation trap, why control is the wrong tool for fathering, and what a home that resembles heaven actually feels like. Key Takeaways God doesn't watch from the bleachers. He jumps into the mess with us, and He often chooses to answer desperate prayers through ordinary people who are willing to notice and respond. You already have what someone needs. Our Italian angel offered three things any of us can give: time, trust, and troubleshooting. Not more resources — just a willingness to make available what's already in your hands. Interruptions are often God appointments. When someone opens up about their pain, that's not small talk. It's a door opening. Isolation is the enemy's trap for men. Alone, you become master and ruler of your own reality, and that's the fast track to deception. Multiplication requires brotherhood. You cannot control your children — so learn to control yourself. When intimidation or the threat of punishment is the most-used tool in your toolbox, you've built a culture in your home that doesn't resemble heaven. A small yes can get multiplied by 100. A bold prayer for $10,000 became more than $1 million raised for the fatherless across 30 events and over 1,000 men. Quotes "God jumps into our mess with us. He's not watching from the bleachers." (05:35) "Every day we walk past people having their own version of lost in Florence." (06:15) "You don't need more to make a big difference. You've already got what someone desperately needs. You just need to be willing to share it." (11:15) "I'm learning to see struggling people as potential God appointments instead of interruptions." (11:30) "As fathers, we teach our children more through our responses to others' needs than through our lectures about compassion." (12:40) "God takes our small yes and multiplies it into something far bigger than we imagined." (16:45) "The trap of the enemy for men in particular is isolation. Because now you become master and ruler of reality, and that is the fast track to deception." (19:20) — Danny Silk "When the most used tool in my toolbox as a parent is some form of intimidation or the threat of punishment, then I have created a culture in my home that does not resemble heaven." (20:45) — Danny Silk "My Father is much more concerned about my heart connection to Him than He is controlling me." (21:40) — Danny Silk "If you don't learn to control yourself, you are out of control." (22:20) — Danny Silk Action Steps: I. Reflection Name your phase. Childish, young adult, young married, young dad, wise dad — where are you actually living right now? Who have you walked past? Think back over the last month. Who could have used a pause in your care? Take inventory. Time, trust, troubleshooting. Skills, margin, network, resources, lived experience. What do you have that someone else might be desperate for? II. Multiplication Where are you isolated? You will not see a multiplication miracle alone. Name the guys in your foxhole, or admit you need to build that crew. Serve with someone. When a dad needs help with a yard project, bring another dad along. Friendship grows shoulder to shoulder. Find the side door. Pick a date and a challenge rather than "let's just sit and talk." A race, a ride, a project — action is often the side door to a man's heart. III. Activation Pray for a God appointment this week. Stay alert for the person who needs time, generosity, care, or counsel. Let your kids watch. Go out of your way to show compassion within sight of your children. Don't hustle on to the next thing. Run the small yes. Is there something God put on your heart that you keep postponing? What if now is the time? Run it as an experiment — what could it hurt?

This episode goes into our approach to periodization and training around holidays with and without bike access, injury and illness, extreme heat and cold, including how to adjust mid training block. Plus your listener questions on exam stress, weight loss, and more.

Ryan welcomes back author and researcher Joshua Cutchin to discuss his latest book, The Inverted Path: Supernatural Disorientation and Interruptions in Travel. Cutchin explores fascinating connections between UFO encounters, fairy folklore, Bigfoot, ghosts, missing time, and paranormal experiences, focusing on moments when witnesses become mysteriously lost, stopped, paralyzed, or diverted. Ryan and Joshua also explore altered states of consciousness, electromagnetic effects, psychic phenomena, experiencers, UAP disclosure, and whether we may play an active role in these extraordinary encounters. Order the book: https://a.co/d/0eR4IHJO Join us at ANOMACON on September 12th: http://www.anomacon.com Send us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/SomewhereSkiesPod Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/somewhereskies ByMeACoffee: http://www.buymeacoffee.com/UFxzyzHOaQ Substack: https://ryansprague.substack.com/ All socials and books: https://linktr.ee/somewhereskiespod Email: ryan.sprague51@gmail.com Opening theme song by Septembryo Closing song by Per Kiilstofte Copyright © 2026 Ryan Sprague. All rights reserved. #UFO #UAP #Paranormal #JoshuaCutchin #TheInvertedPath #Bigfoot #Consciousness #SomewhereInTheSkies Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week I'm talking to Joshua Cutchin about his book 'The Inverted Path: Supernatural Disorientation and Interruptions in Travel'. It's an old belief: fairies leading us astray, altering our surroundings until we find ourselves profoundly lost. In the centuries since, this experience has evolved, appearing in firsthand testimony involving ghosts, UFOs, and cryptids. Join acclaimed author Joshua Cutchin as he follows the trail of these reports to their logical conclusion, revealing connections to the modern phenomenon of vehicles arrested by supernatural forces. Despite endless variations over the centuries, the motivation remains the same, the belief ancient and unchanged. Bio Joshua Cutchin has appeared on hundreds of paranormal programs, including Coast to Coast AM, and is regularly invited to speak at paranormal conferences about his work. In addition to his own books, Joshua also regularly contributes to essay collections, most recently Dr. Jack Hunter's Deep Weird (2023) and Dr. Simon Young's The Cottingley Fairies (2024). He has appeared on the hit History Channel television series Ancient Aliens and was featured in 2024's breakout UFO documentary, Cosmosis. He is a regular guest on Where Did the Road Go?, and maintains an online presence at JoshuaCutchin.com. When he isn't writing or being a father—which is most of the time now, it seems—you'll likely find Josh playing tuba in Atlanta, Georgia, where he maintains an active performing and recording schedule. https://www.joshuacutchin.com/ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F3FLJG1M https://www.patreon.com/alienufopodcast https://simonbown.com/ My new book, Aspects of Alien Abduction https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GRRPCT9Y Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This episode I am reading from Joshua Cutchin's book 'The Inverted Path: Supernatural Disorientation and Interruptions in Travel'. It's an old belief: fairies leading us astray, altering our surroundings until we find ourselves profoundly lost. In the centuries since, this experience has evolved, appearing in firsthand testimony involving ghosts, UFOs, and cryptids. Join acclaimed author Joshua Cutchin as he follows the trail of these reports to their logical conclusion, revealing connections to the modern phenomenon of vehicles arrested by supernatural forces. Despite endless variations over the centuries, the motivation remains the same, the belief ancient and unchanged. Bio Joshua Cutchin has appeared on hundreds of paranormal programs, including Coast to Coast AM, and is regularly invited to speak at paranormal conferences about his work. In addition to his own books, Joshua also regularly contributes to essay collections, most recently Dr. Jack Hunter's Deep Weird (2023) and Dr. Simon Young's The Cottingley Fairies (2024). He has appeared on the hit History Channel television series Ancient Aliens and was featured in 2024's breakout UFO documentary, Cosmosis. He is a regular guest on Where Did the Road Go?, and maintains an online presence at JoshuaCutchin.com. When he isn't writing or being a father—which is most of the time now, it seems—you'll likely find Josh playing tuba in Atlanta, Georgia, where he maintains an active performing and recording schedule. https://www.joshuacutchin.com/ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F3FLJG1M https://www.patreon.com/alienufopodcast https://simonbown.com/ My new book, Aspects of Alien Abduction https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GRRPCT9Y Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this episode of the Unhurried Living Podcast, Gem reflects on a childhood memory of dandelions and clover to explore a deeper question: how do we decide what is a weed and what is a flower in our lives? Gem considers how interruptions, disappointments, and detours may actually be opportunities for spiritual growth and fullness of being. If you are longing for deeper Christian spiritual formation, a more peaceful response to life’s disruptions, and a fresh perspective on what feels unwanted, this conversation will guide you toward a more spacious and grace-filled way of living. ______________________________________ Connect with Gem on Instagram and learn more on the Unhurried Living website and her new book, Hold That Thought: Sorting Through the Voices in Our Heads Learn about PACE: Certificate in Leadership and Soul Care Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

DYSLEXIA & ADHD EXPLAINED BookDyslexia & ADHD Explained - https://truthaboutdyslexia.com/dyslexia-adhd-explained-from-the-inside-book/Kindle: https://amzn.to/3RTlm6mPaperback - https://amzn.to/3S9MU7lAdded Sleep TesterAdded Sleep Tester Offer | Added Nutrition  $10 off WIRED10 code at checkoutIn this episode, Stephen Martin explores the unique aspects of the dyslexic brain and how understanding these can improve relationships. He shares personal insights and practical tips for navigating the emotional and cognitive challenges faced by dyslexics and their partners.TakeawaysDyslexics react to mental movies, not facts.Interruptions can trigger emotional reactions.Expressing care requires effort, not just feelings.Clear, concise communication reduces friction.Self-awareness helps manage emotional responses.Understanding tone is crucial in dyslexic communication.Relationships thrive on mutual learning and adaptation.Dyslexia, relationships, emotional intelligence, mental health, neurodiversity, communication, understanding, empathy, mental models, personal growth, ADHD, adults with dyslexia, support for adults.Join the clubrightbrainresetters.comGet 20% off your first orderaddednutrition.comIf you want to find out more visit:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠truthaboutdyslexia.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join our Facebook Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠facebook.com/groups/adultdyslexia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

     This week- two tales of corporate greed in small towns with unusual traffic problems.     Cru is a young BMX enthusiast blows off studying for the SAT to endlessly practice in a diy bike park. His daily routine is upended when all the top bike brands and riders descend on his small world for the biggest BMX event ever- Helltrack. Does he make his mother proud and take the test or does he compete in the race for his one chance to realize his dreams? The final theatrical feature from stunt legend Hal Needham- Rad.     A local sandwich shop is pulled into a vicious advertising fight with the buffet on the other end of its shopping center. Soon a hum, a sinkhole, and a series of missing people engulf the town. A cult leader tries to resist, an attorney tries to stay on the right side of the apocalypse, and a pawn shop tries to simply stay open. Told almost entirely though local ads and news clips, a satirical horror of eldritch appetites- Buffet Infinity.     All that and Kevin still dreams of dirt track glory, Craig has a mighty hunger for pandimensional curry, and Dave does not earn the Power of Understanding. Join us, won't you?     Episode 479- Sponsored Interruptions

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How to Handle Life's Interruptions "When God Delays What We Desperately Need" (Luke 8:40-56) What do you do when God takes too long with the thing you cannot wait for? In this closing Journey Together teaching, Pastor David Miller works through Luke 8 and three kinds of interruption: the shocking one, when a father's daughter is suddenly dying; the daily one, when a woman has bled for twelve years and every treatment has failed; and the permanent one, when the news arrives that the girl is already dead. Along the way he defines what a miracle actually is, shows why Jesus asked a question He already knew the answer to, and draws the line between presumption and bold faith. The study rests on one claim: the interruptions are not random and they are not pointless. God has not delayed what we most desperately need, because what we needed was never a what. It was a who. If you are praying for something that has not come, or grieving something that will not come back, this teaching is for you. Presented by McGregor Podcast 2026 Visit Our Website at McGregorPodcast.com New to McGregor? Plan a visit at mcgregor.net/plan-a-visit

War Room Fauci Refuses to Answer Congress, Takes The Fifth On All Questions, Sen. Paul Removes Attorney From Hearing After Repeated Interruptions… PLUS, Trump Says US Is Going to ‘Beat the F*ing Sh' Out of Iran

In Acts 10, we see how God was already at work long before Peter and Cornelius understood what He was doing. As their stories unfold, we're reminded that God often meets us in the middle of ordinary moments and unexpected interruptions. Rather than trying to force our own plans, we're invited to slow down, pray, and pay attention to where God is already moving. As we learn to trust His timing, we discover that He is often opening doors we never could have imagined.

In Acts 10, we see how God was already at work long before Peter and Cornelius understood what He was doing. As their stories unfold, we're reminded that God often meets us in the middle of ordinary moments and unexpected interruptions. Rather than trying to force our own plans, we're invited to slow down, pray, and pay attention to where God is already moving. As we learn to trust His timing, we discover that He is often opening doors we never could have imagined.

Life rarely goes according to plan. The moments that disrupt our routines often become the very moments God uses to transform our hearts. In this episode of Masculine Journey After Hours, the guys continue their conversation about life's interruptions and the unexpected ways God works through them. Through powerful stories, honest conversations about broken relationships, divorce, fatherhood, loneliness, and personal healing, they explore how God can turn disruption into restoration when we're willing to trust Him. Featuring memorable movie clips from Trouble With the Curve, The Jerk, this episode is a reminder that our greatest spiritual growth often happens in the moments we never saw coming. If you've ever wondered what God might be doing in the middle of life's unexpected detours, this conversation will encourage you to lean in instead of pulling away. If today's conversation encouraged you, we'd love for you to take the next step. Visit masculinejourney.org to learn more about our boot camps, podcasts, and ministries. Whether you're just beginning your journey or looking to go deeper, there's a place for you. We'd love to have you join us.

What happens when God interrupts your plans? While we often view interruptions as obstacles, they may actually be divine invitations to something far greater. In this episode of The Masculine Journey, the guys explore how God often works through life's unexpected detours—using changed plans, chance encounters, and unforeseen challenges to draw us closer to Him and create opportunities for ministry. Through personal stories, biblical insight, and memorable movie clips from The Hobbit and The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, the conversation reveals how some of God's greatest work happens when we're willing to let go of our agenda and embrace His. If you've ever wondered why life doesn't go according to plan, this episode offers encouragement to trust that God is writing a better story than the one you imagined. If today's conversation encouraged you, we'd love for you to take the next step. Visit masculinejourney.org to learn more about our boot camps, podcasts, and ministries. Whether you're just beginning your journey or looking to go deeper, there's a place for you. We'd love to have you join us.  

How to Handle Life's Interruptions "When Fear Drowns Your Faith" (Matthew 14:22-33) Fear rarely announces itself. It shows up after a mountaintop moment, in the middle of obeying God, right when life feels most out of our hands. In this Midweek Bible Study, Pastor Peter Finch teaches from Matthew 14, where the disciples meet a storm and Peter steps out onto the water toward Jesus. Peter walks as long as his eyes stay on Christ, and begins to sink the moment he fixes them on the wind. Finch shows how fear undermines faith, leads to disobedience, isolation, and lost peace, and then points to how Scripture calls us to answer it: fix your eyes on Christ's presence, hold to His promises, cultivate a life of prayer and thanksgiving, and choose faith over fear. You walk away with the anchor of the whole study, that Jesus is stronger than the fiercest storm, and that His promise "I am with you" is reason enough not to be afraid. July 22, 2026 Peter Finch • Administrative Pastor Presented by McGregor Podcast 2026 Visit Our Website at McGregorPodcast.com New to McGregor? Plan a visit at mcgregor.net/plan-a-visit

What happens when your own sin is the reason your future got interrupted? In this episode of our Midweek Bible Study series, "How to Handle Life's Interruptions," Pastor Russell Howard turns to the story of Moses in Exodus 2. Moses was prepared and positioned for a great calling, yet one moment of sin nearly derailed everything. Pastor Russell traces how God preserved Moses' mission even after his failure, and what that means for anyone whose own mistakes have complicated their story. This teaching does not minimize sin, but it does not leave you there either. It points toward honest repentance, real trust in God, and the confidence to keep moving forward in faith, even after a self-inflicted setback. Presented by McGregor Podcast 2026 Visit Our Website at McGregorPodcast.com There's a place for you here. Plan your first Sunday at mcgregor.net/plan-a-visit

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The moment you hear a sermon about handling life's interruptions is often the moment the interruption arrives. In this Around McGregor, Mark Bricker, Tamar Miller, and Christian Miller close out the first half of summer before the show's annual July break. They cover the July 1st celebration of God's faithfulness in Fellowship Hall (dinner at 5 p.m., program at 6:30), the summer Wednesday night series "How to Handle Life's Interruptions" returning July 8th with Pastor Russell Howard, the Faith and Fitness Retreat on July 18th, a family mission trip to Arizona, and the full July dinner calendar. They also introduce Sheila Ponds, McGregor's new Administrative Assistant for Student Ministries, whose story runs from Havana to Miami to Fort Myers through generations of faithful ministry. Anyone wanting to stay connected to the McGregor family this summer will leave this episode with dates, details, and a reason to show up. Around McGregor returns August 2nd. Presented by McGregor Podcast 2026 Visit Our Website at McGregorPodcast.com New to McGregor? Plan a visit at mcgregor.net/plan-a-visit

What do you do when everything you counted on suddenly comes apart? In this opening Journey Together teaching, Pastor Russell Howard draws from the life of Joseph in Genesis 37, 39-41, and 50 to walk through the things every believer needs to learn in the light, before the dark arrives. He covers seven specific realities: the world is broken, people are fallen, your days are numbered, deserve is a dangerous word, a refining process is part of following Christ, you are not home yet, and on your best day and your worst, God is sovereign. Alongside each of these truths, he traces Joseph's biography from favored son to forgotten prisoner to prime minister of Egypt, showing how each disruption in Joseph's story was navigated not by good luck but by settled conviction. The episode lands on three takeaways from Joseph's perspective: obedience and faithfulness kept mattering through the ruin, bitterness feeds on the gap between expectation and reality, and the names of Joseph's sons (Manasseh and Ephraim, forgetful and fruitful) map the path from surviving a collapse to living beyond it. This teaching is for anyone facing an interruption they did not plan for, and for anyone wise enough to prepare while they still have the chance. Presented by McGregor Podcast 2026 Visit Our Website at McGregorPodcast.com New to McGregor? Plan a visit at mcgregor.net/plan-a-visit

Neil McClendon, Lead PastorGrand Parkway Baptist ChurchInterruptions, Authority & The Unforgivable SinMatthew 9:32-341. Jesus was interruptible, v. 32“As they were going away...” v. 32“And as Jesus passed on from there...” v. 27“While he was saying these things to them...”v. 18“Then the disciples of John came to him...” v. 14“As Jesus passed on from there...” v. 9“And getting into the boat he crossed over...” v. 1Think of it like this...experiences ≠ LifeLife = experiences2. Sometimes the spiritual manifests itself in the physical, v. 32Revelation 12:7-12Four things to appropriate over your families...a)the salvation of Godb) the power of Godc)the kingdom of Godd) the authority of ChristTwo things you use to conquer the enemy...a)the blood of the Lambb) the word of your testimonyWhat is the difference between oppression and possession?Oppression- this is external pressure, demonic forces seek to oppress usexternally. The person has full control of their faculties. Paul's thorn in the flesh isa great example.Possession- this is internal control. A person loses control of themselves. Peopleopen the door to this through occult involvement, witchcraft, astrology, unresolvedtrauma, habitual sin, unforgiveness and unresolved anger are all examples ofopen doors.Ephesians 4:26-27Can a Christian be possessed?I Corinthians 6:19-20-Ephesians 4:30I John 4:43. There is an unforgivable sin, v. 34Matthew 12:22-32Mental worship...1. Are you interruptible? How do you most often respond?2. Do you think your experiences will produce the Life you were created for?3. Are your experiences more your ideas or God's?4. Is your faith corporate or personal?5. How often do you think about the three dimensions of life: physical, emotionaland spiritual?6. Is there anything that you think you won't be forgiven for and on what basis doyou believe that?Be sure to follow us:InstagramFacebookYoutube

Zig Ziglar said, “Lack of direction, not lack of time, is the problem. We all have 24 hours a day” When you know where you are going and what you want, you will often find that time will take care of itself. Yet when we have no direction, no idea of what we want, and allow other people to dictate what we do and when, that's when time, or rather a perceived lack of it, becomes the issue.  Today, we're looking at how to discover our direction and decide what we actually want.    Links: Email Me | Twitter | Facebook | Website | Linkedin   The COD Productivity Method  Learn more about the Quiet Productivity Method here Get Your Copy Of Your Time, Your Way: Time Well Managed, Life Well Lived The Working With… Weekly Newsletter Carl Pullein Learning Centre Carl's YouTube Channel Carl Pullein Coaching Programmes Subscribe to my Substack  The Working With… Podcast Previous episodes page   Script |422 Hello, and welcome to episode 422 of the Your Time, Your Way Podcast. A podcast to answer all your questions about productivity, time management, self-development, and goal planning. My name is Carl Pullein, and I am your host of this show.  One of the first exercises I ask people to do in many of my training programmes is to establish their Areas of Focus.  There are eight areas that we all share. These are: Family and relationships. Career or business Health and fitness Finances Lifestyle and life experiences Self-development Spirituality Life's purpose The exercise has you define what each of these means to you, and then identify any recurring tasks that will help keep them in balance so that you are living your life based on what you have identified as important to you.  The thing about your areas of focus is that, while we all share the same eight areas, how we define and prioritise them will differ.  This also changes depending on where you are in life. For someone who has retired, career or business will likely drop in priority and lifestyle and life experiences may move up.  Yet the power of knowing what your areas of focus mean to you is in how they help to give you direction and purpose.  This week's question is about how to maintain that balance when competing demands outside of your control clash with your own priorities. So, let me now hand you over to the Mystery Podcast Voice for this week's question.  This week's question comes from Annie. Annie asks, hi Carl. I use the Time Sector System, and for the most part it works brilliantly. The problem I have is that my boss and sometimes my family keep demanding my help with things that are not my priority. How can I stay on track with the things that are important to me?  Hi Annie, thank you for your question.  This can be very frustrating, particularly if you have spent time establishing what is important to you, yet other people keep trying to pull you away from doing the things you want to do. This is where having some structure built into your week can help.  Let's say that health and fitness is high up on your priority list and that you have chosen to exercise three times per week.  From that, you can pick your exercise days. These could be Monday, Wednesday and Friday, for example.  The first step would be to lock these “dates” on your calendar. Then make sure they are non-negotiable.  For instance, when I was a teenager, I was a competitive 800- and 1,500-metre runner. I was a member of an athletics club and our training days were Tuesday and Thursday evenings and Sunday mornings. Those days and times were non-negotiable. I would never miss a training session. My social life, as well as studying for my exams, were built around these days.  Pretty soon, everyone in my family circle, as well as teachers, knew that on Tuesday and Thursday nights and Sunday mornings, I would not be available for anything. I was training.  Many years later, when I went to university, I did night school. Our lecture times were Tuesday and Thursday night, 6:00 to 9:00 pm.  I was working full-time at the time, and since it took 20 minutes to get from my office to the university, I had to leave the office at 5:30 on Tuesdays and Thursdays.  I made sure my boss and colleagues knew these times, and not once in four years do I remember missing a lecture.  I made sure I never scheduled meetings beyond 4:00 pm on a university day, and my close friends and family also knew when I would be at university. University was easier than the running club. The university worked in semesters; my athletics club didn't. I remember some of my training partners turning up on Christmas and New Year's Day if they were on a training night.  There's an old saying, “If it's important enough, you'll find the time. If it's not, you'll find an excuse” And having worked with over 500 people in the time management and productivity space, I can tell that old saying is true.  You will find what is important to you by looking at what you will not negotiate on.  I have a friend who is a huge Manchester United fan. He has not missed a home game in over twenty years. It's now become a point of pride for him.  As soon as the new season's fixtures list is published, he opens up his calendar and blocks the time out for the whole season.  I remember early on, when Simon began going to Old Trafford, trying to persuade him not to go watch the game and instead to come out with us. The answer was always “no”.  After a while, we stopped asking him. We know he'd go to Old Trafford and maybe, if it was an afternoon game, he would join us later. That was the best compromise we could get out of him.  Looking back now, I have huge respect and admiration for him for sticking to his priorities.  And that's what happens when you stick to your priorities: people respect and admire you.  It doesn't happen immediately, but when they see that you do not compromise on what you have prioritised, they stop trying to pull you away.  This is why time blocking, when done right, works.  Everyone in my circle, from my wife to the people who work with me, knows that between 9:30 and 11:30 am, I am doing focused work. For the most part, that work will be my creative work: writing, recording videos or this podcast, for example.  No one interrupts me anymore. They used to. But by sticking to my plan, people left me alone.  It's only two hours a day, but those two hours add up to 10 hours a week. And you can do a lot in 10 hours.  But it's not just that you stick to your plan; it's also that it gives you confidence when you plan your week.  When you know that no one will bother you when you are doing your focused work, you can confidently work with the hours that you have.  Most of the anxiety that we feel is not caused by the volume of work we have to do; it's caused by not knowing when we will be able to do it.  Yet there's a fix for that.  Let's say you have to review and report the sales figures to the CEO each day. As you do that task every day, you will know how long it takes you to do. In this example, you know it takes you 45 minutes, and you have to send the report in by 5:00 pm.  Now you have the two most important numbers.  When you begin the day, you have access to yesterday's sales figures, so you have everything you need.  That means the question becomes, when will you do it?  If that were me, I would do that as soon as the day begins. Get it done early so that if anything goes wrong in the day, it won't matter. The sales report is done and only needs to be emailed.  And in many ways, that's what you are doing. You're analysing how long it takes you to do the different parts of your job on average and then using that data to decide when, and if necessary, how often you need to do it.  This is like taking your game from being a Sunday League team to being a Premiership team.  The Sunday League team turns up and plays. No thoughts about tactics or strategy other than to score more goals than the opposition does.  A Premier League team strategises, has a plan, and sticks to it. If they go behind, they stick to the plan. They don't panic.  I recently watched a docuseries on Amazon called All or Nothing. In this particular programme, José Mourinho has just taken over as manager of Tottenham Hotspur.  In one of his first games in charge, Tottenham go behind in the first half and panic. They forget the plan, and everything begins falling apart.  At half-time, you can see Mourinho calming the players down. He tells them to stop panicking and to follow the plan. He talks to them gently and says when they get back on plan, they'll soon find a way back into the game.  And sure enough, that's exactly what happens. In the second half, Tottenham are more relaxed, more controlled, and they win the game by three goals.  In our lives, there's always going to be interruptions and demands from others. Some of them you can politely decline, others perhaps not.  When you cannot decline, because it's a demand from a boss or a family member, the good thing is the decision is made. You need to do what's being asked of you.  The key is not to throw out your plan. The key is to get back on plan as quickly as possible.  The worst thing you can do in these situations is to panic. That tenses you up, and you stop thinking objectively. Instead, accept, adjust and execute.  Accept the situation for what it is. It's something you have to do that you did not plan for. So, adjust your plan. Appraise how much time will be required to carry out the new instructions, and then change your plan accordingly.  Then carry out the work.  It's helpful if you have a few non-negotiables. For instance, experience has taught me that if I do not spend some time each day on my emails and messages, these will quickly get out of control.  Ideally, I like an hour to respond to messages and emails, but if I've had to adjust my plan, I'll do 30 minutes. It just helps keep things under control and doesn't mean I have to find more time tomorrow than I planned for.  The most important thing, though, Annie, is that you first decide what is important to you and what is not. This will help you to make the right decisions each day. That's why going through the Areas of Focus exercise will put you in a much better position.  You will know what is important to you, and you can build your calendar around those priorities.  After that, when things are demanded of you that you cannot decline, stay calm and composed and adjust your plan accordingly.  It's never the end of the world, and as long as you get back onto your plan as quickly as possible, you'll soon find that at the end of the week, you're not far from where you wanted to be.  I hope that has helped. Thank you for your question, Annie, and thank you to you, too, for listening.  It just remains for me now to wish you all a very, very productive week.