Make Better Decisions, Banish Email

You make about 35,000 decisions a day. How many of those do you waste on emails?

Every email in your inbox and every notification requires you to make?at least?five decisions, whether or not you read it:

1. Is it important?

2. Is the sender important?

3. Is it urgent?

4. Is it relevant to me?

5. Will I delete, archive or keep it?

Now look at your email inbox, count the number of newsletters you are subscribed to, cc-lists you are on, or otherwise irrelevant emails.?

How much more could you achieve if you used these decisions for something that matters?

How would the quality of your key decisions change if you gave them more of your energy?

Make the decision here and now to unsubscribe from these newsletters, blacklist or block senders, ask people to take you off of their cc-list, etc.

Disable all notifications.

Yes, the war in Ukraine is a tragedy, but unless you have family members or friends living there right now, or you have business interests associated with the conflict, you do not need real-time updates.

Trust me to that.

Nothing will change for you today unless Russia sends nukes to the US. In which case you will hear about it anyway.

The same goes for Elon Musk, Trump, COVID-19, Kim Jong Un, Hunter Biden's laptop, Sharon Osbourne’s facelift, Putin's girlfriend, Shanghai’s lockdown, the French election, ancient temples in Greece, and so on.

None of these news will help you move your life, business, health, relationships, spirituality, wealth, or emotional wellness to the next level.

We only have three things in life that matter:

1. Time, which is finite
2. Talents, either born with or acquired
3. Treasures, such as family, friends, clients, fans, and followers

Our job in life is to use our talents, in the time that is given to us, to grow our treasures.

Stop making decisions that don't matter.?

My most successful clients keep their focus by first deciding which two of the five business motivators are important to them right now:

• Product
• Prospects
• Profit
• Positioning
• Processes

Then they eliminate any email, notification, opportunity, communication, or distraction that does not pertain to the top two.

They know that an overflowing email inbox, never-ending Slack notifications, and annoying alarms are the result of a lack of focus.

What will it take for you to relentlessly banish the digital clutter and make better decisions?

Always in your corner,

Andrew

PS. For the last three years, I?have shot short videos on high?performance habits.

There are so many good?episodes, but here are a few of?my favorites:

??When to say NO to stay on track

??How to get buy-in without pushback

??How to find your Purpose

And whenever you are ready,?every month I teach a free class on?High Performance habits for entrepreneurs.?You?can join us here.

And if you ever feel stuck,?we can jump on a Zoom?call and brainstorm how we can move you forward.?Get on my calendar here.

About the Author

Andrew teaches consultants and business coaches the growth strategies he developed at the FBI [insider info from a German spy -- the good kind].

He is a High Performance Coach, bestselling author, and one of the world's leading experts in human instincts coaching.

Andrew discussed his work with the White House and testified before the US Senate on the importance of professional development to the US Economic Security. He is a former adjunct professor at the University of Maryland.