Comments on: Email Addiction – Is it real? (Day 23 – 30 Day Video Challenge)

By: Michael J. Herman

Michael J. Herman — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 07:00:05 +0000

Jim,

Several years ago I learned from Alex Mandossian to make an extensive list at night before I go to sleep of everything I need to do the next day. Include emails, letters, phone calls, follow ups, mailings, ideas, project initiations, continuations, and completions.Set up everything at night so that I can sleep well and ruminate on the work while I sleep. Also, it removes the stress from the prerssures of what is waiting to be done.

The key he taught me about email is to designate a time for email.
Nothing else takes place during that time. No other projects, no distractions, and no interruptions. Use that time exclusively for email, letters, and faxes. It should be your least productive time. Mine is immediately whewn I start working.

That’s not to say that you can’t do email other times of the day as well, but it frees me up to have drips of email issues throughout the day which is very manageable.

Once I start shutting down for the day, I do not look at email.
If I didn’t deal with it during the work day then there is nothing in email that can’t wait until tomorrow. I’m more driven by the freedom I have away from email than I am tied to anything that might be in an email.

This has worked incredibly well for me for 3 1/2 years.

As a higher level technique, when I started this discipline, I created a folder on my desktop called “TO DO LISTS.” Each day I list every possible thing I must do that day. Every day I change the date at the top. Most days I get through most of the list.
I have daily files in folders for every month in folders for every year for 4 years. I find it very visual and very powerful. Also, Mark Victor HAnsen recently helped me refine the te3chnique when I spent the day with him in his office.

Michael J. Herman

By: Lady B

Lady B — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 23:47:56 +0000

Hi Jim,
I’m an e-mail junkie too.
Probably because I’m not financially well yet, but I find I must attend to e-mails 1st thing each day, or sometimes pay fees and penalties.
I’ve just today learned of a program that promises to rid me of junk mail however..www.spamarrest.com/affl?4176265. 30 day trial is $3.75. After the trial it’s $6 or less monthly. It’ll be worth it to have an end to SPAM since my email “blocked list” is past FULL.
Thanks for all your sage advise, really great training videos and LOL humor. I’ll be 70 this year and am DETERMINED to build many “cyber oilwells” with your training.

Lady B Gordon
Bellevue WA

By: BigJim

BigJim — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 15:11:24 +0000

Good question… I’ll ponder it.

By: BigJim

BigJim — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 15:10:56 +0000

Kathy,

Even though I’ve never met you (or don’t know that I have) in person, I do care VERY much about your success and happiness… and that’s a fact!

Jim

By: Kathy

Kathy — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 11:58:45 +0000

Wow this video hit me hard. I spent over an hour yesterday trying to decide if I should buy a second computer just for that exact same issue! I need a place to do creative work so I am not distracted with busy stuff and feeding my email addition.

Thanks for saying out loud what I have been fighting with myself about.

I am committed to cutting the crap.

PS – I spent time listening to your 5 steps to getting anything you want in life cd yesterday (for about the 25th time!!!) I think I am starting to get it!!

PSS – Thanks Jim for being in my life even though you do not know who the heck I am!