You’re reading this because you’re successful. The by-product of that success is a whole lot of incoming communication flowing at you ever day demanding your attention. Your customers have questions, your potential customers have questions, social media followers have questions, and it seems like the world wants a piece of you. You’re also reading this […]
The original concept of “Inbox Zero” – or what we might consider an empty inbox – was developed by productivity expert Merlin Mann. According to Mann, the “zero” is not a reference to the number of messages in an inbox. Instead, it is “the amount of time an employee’s brain is in her or his […]
If you’re reading this, you want to know how to find the right candidate to handle your email inbox. Perhaps you’ve searched all the virtual assistant websites and left feeling overwhelmed, or got ghosted after you spent hours training someone. Maybe you’re just worried about handing off your client-facing communication to someone unqualified. For the […]
I was recently at a small networking dinner event in Vancouver, Canada. As we talked to each other, explaining the different challenges we face with our businesses, one of the other entrepreneurs commented about how much time she spends every evening keeping up with her email. I turned to her and said… The look I […]
Laurie Palau, founder of Simply B Organized, recently invited our InboxDone co-founder Claire Giovino to the This ORGANIZED Life show to talk about: The psychology behind compulsively checking email and how to break ingrained habits. How email disrupts deep focus and reduces productivity Why email is often the only thing successful professionals don’t outsource, which […]