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NO B.S. Time Management for Entrepreneurs 45CHAPTER 3 / HOW TO DRIVE A STAKE THROUGH THE HEARTS OF THE TIME VAMPIRES OUT TO SUCK YOU DRYTime Management, continuedPeople still call me on my cell and text me. My voice mail says %u201cI check my voice mail once a week. Please leave a message. If this is urgent, please send me an email at pshah@elaunchers.com or send me a text. Multiple people are watching my emails and texts, and you will get a response within a very short time from me or one of my team members.%u201dI have mechanisms to have my text messages go to my email, and someone responds to them.I get several thousand emails a month. My team reads them constantly and flag them for %u201cParthiv Please Read%u201d and %u201cParthiv Please Respond.%u201d My clients know the ritual, so when they have something important, they actually put %u201cParthiv Please Read%u201d or %u201cParthiv Please Respond%u201d in the subject line when they are looking for an email from me.The fact that they can go to www.elaunchers.com/mindmap or www.elaunchers.com/client and grab the next available slot gives them %u201cinstant access%u201d without actually accessing me instantly. I think this was a very good compromise where I was able to implement Dan%u2019s suggestions without stepping outside my comfort zone.My family and friends soon adjusted.My wife likes the new me, too. I actually come home when they are expecting me. She does not call me at 9:30 P.M. to say %u201cPaaaarthiv, come home RIGHT NOW.%u201d My son appreciates the new me.The clients are actually happier. Now, when they get me, they get the WHOLE me. They know that I am prepared for the call, that I