[Chris Hibner]

Ken Patton could provide a great response to this. I hope he chimes in.

There were a handful of years on team 65 when I could only show up one or two days a week due to my job at the time and the fact that I was literally hundreds of miles away for days (or sometime weeks) on end. He did a good job of keeping me involved and having me participate in whatever way I could.

Many of these people can provide great insight. We had someone on our team last year that could only show up one day per week. He was valuable in many ways. One big way is that he could provide a grounded opinion on things that we were maybe too involved to see.

It's kind of like the job of a good producer for a great band recording an album. My favorite band of all time is one of the most legendary bands in all of music. They have about 20 studio albums, all of which sold millions of copies. They could have self-produced their own albums for years now if they wanted to, but they refuse to do it. They feel that they can get too attached to their own ideas that they can't tell if it's good or a hair-brained idea. Therefore, they always hire a producer that's not afraid to share a real opinion.

Sometimes these people that can't devote a lot of time are great as "producers" - they can armchair quarterback the ideas and provide some great feedback that the people that are real close to the idea can't quite see for themselves.

Anyway, usually any help is good help. Be open and take what they can give you.