Originally posted by Gary-Alan
Mansized - You can also be human and have distractions/temptations. That's what this thread is about not whether it's professional or not to give in to them. Not everyone is a robot.

I used going out as an example for me. Besides, I do allow myself an hour lunch break and that's when I typically leave. A former colleague used to get hooked on MSNBC and could disappear for bit. Others had daytime TV issues. The work always got done, but there were always temptation or disctractions.
Hmmm...sounds like you do need a break from work Gary-Alan.
If you think my post said or intimated you were a "robot", then there is a need indeed for some R&R time.

Sorry to hear you think I "hijacked" your thread. I guess I forgot that there is not to be any disagreement or posts that go outside of some sort of "rules boundary" (the text of which seems to be missing btw) that you have set up for this board. I mistakenly had the impression one could freely express what they thought & felt. Apparently that is not the case.

My point specifically was that those who are and will be successes in this business sometimes have to make sacrifices they othewise would not make for something less important. I too have distractions and interruptions. And I neither consider myself a robot or "inhuman". There are just many times that despite the pressure to do otherwise, I DO bite the bullet and work instead of play. And there are times I play instead of work. But I have learned that in MOST cases, I need to stay focused and get those things accomplished which makes my business successful.

So, having said all of the above, and sensing quite (and this has not been the first time btw) a bit of flak from the board's ownership, I have decided that I do not want to cause you anymore mental anguish..because I can see that it is very distracting from important business on here.

Adios.