Blog Owner: Jeneth Blackert Strategic Marketing & Business Coach

Do you feel overwhelmed with your e-mail inbox? Is it managing you? Professionals waste up to a month each year reading and writing e-mails. Yikes! And as you know — e-mail will suck up as much time as you allow it to.

We are hit with more and more information these days than ever before. AND it is humanly impossible to absorb!

Here are 5 strategies to help you take control of your inbox time, and be more productive in your business than ever before.

1. Reduce E-mail Volume: The first way to do this is to send less e-mail. When you send less, you get less. Limit your reply to all, and ask yourself why am I sending this, and is it necessary? Look at what you are sending out, and see if you can merge numerous emails into one or two. Only send out messages with purpose and relevance.

2.Reduce Work Flow Interruptions: Set up auto route settings in your email, with folders for low priority and personal. Schedule a time to check these folders that suits you, and only check these folders in the designated time you choose. E.g.) 1x day, week, ECT. Keep only high priority emails in your inbox. Let people know your schedule with e-mail, and to use the phone and call you if it’s an emergency.

3.Disconnect Email Alerts: Once you block out the constant interruptions of email alerts, you will be free to focus on the task at hand you are working on, and will become more productive. We create our best ideas when we can put full focus on what we are doing without interruption. By turning off the alerts, you will create a quieter working environment, be able to do the deep thinking you need to, and will get more done.

4. Change your Send and Receive Schedule: Set a check time of every 45 minutes or so. You will always respond to an important email within an hour. It is better to take 10-15 minutes of full focus on checking your e-mail and responding, then being constantly interrupted, and forcing your brain to think about too many things at once. We are as humans naturally more excited for the “new”, but in getting caught up in the new emails every 5 minutes, it is preventing us from looking at what is necessary.

5.Let People know what you want in an email: Help others by sharing what you look for in an email, and letting them know what you are doing with managing email. As them if there is anything you could be doing differently that would help them with the email they receive from you. Ask how they feel about their email issues. Share ideas of how to create a better email relationship.

Finally, clear your inbox, and set a goal number in mind you would like that you feel would be a comfortable amount of email to deal with at your designated time. Strive to keep your emails at or below this number.

Clearing Your Inbox:

•If you can do it quickly get it done first. Sweep through email that take 2 minutes or less.
•Defer the messages you need to get to but can’t right now to a folder and have a set time to address those emails.
•Use a follow up flag on emails you wish to be alerted to at a specific time.
•Delegate the emails to others that you can
•Delete – Sort oldest to newest, and delete anything irrelevant, or information that is easily accessible from another source. Only keep important information.

Once you take back your control over your email, you will find you will be getting more work done, at a higher quality. This is because you are giving full attention to the task at hand, allowing yourself to reach full potential without distraction. You may be quite surprised to find how much extra time you will actually have by following these steps.

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Our mission at Jeneth’s V-Team Entrepreneur Business Coaching Program is to help busy entrepreneurs and professionals tap into their infinite power and focus on high return on investment strategies so they can take their business to the multiple 7-figures they desire.

JENETH BLACKERT is an author, speaker and strategic success coach. She has personally taught hundreds of individuals her unique principles and approach to massive success. Her principle system called The Wealth Flow System (available as a V-TEAM member), is based on time-honored universal wisdoms. Jen has authored several books, and programs, including Seven Dragons: A Guide To A Limitless Mind, Simple Marketing: The Simple Way To Big Business Growth.

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Blog Owner: Jeneth Blackert Strategic Marketing & Business Coach

I know what you are thinking…. “What do I want to do next? Where do I start? That seems like a ton of work — what would be the rewards? I’ve been worrying this HOW long? I only have one ezine written for the month?”

Does this mental chatter sound familiar to you? If you find yourself struggling with writer’s block, this could be your answer.

Many times the reason for a mental block is a mind with too much clutter and lack of consistent focus. We have so much going on these days, that when we have to sit down and force ourselves to write nothing comes out. We find our thoughts drifting. The following techniques are sure to snap your mind into focus and allow your creative writing juices to freely flow, and ultimately breaking you free from writers block! Woo Hoo!

1. Research – Before you start writing your article or book, take some time to read and research work from authors you enjoy and respect. Take note of the things you really like, and the writing style you wish to capture in your work.

2. Set a distraction free time – Schedule a time you would like to spend working on your project. Ensure you will have a distraction free, comfortable environment you feel great in.

3. Reflection Time – 15-30 minutes before you plan on starting your project, take some time and reflect on what the purpose of your article/book is. What are your visions, who are you trying to reach, what is your message? Think about these questions, and really get into a great energy and emotion regarding your work, and what you hope to accomplish.

4. Creating your work – When you are ready to write, find your comfortable distraction free work area. Write the old fashion way, pen and paper. You will find your thoughts will flow a lot easier as writing by hand allows your mind to continue to flow as you write. Often times, if we write directly on the computer, we are not only thinking about our story, but also paying attention to the computer and the program we are using. This prevents the creative natural flow you will find in writing by hand.

5. Type, Edit, Add – Finalize your work, and type it up. This is a great time to edit, or add more thoughts to your work.

The combination of research, reflection and no distractions will allow you to have full use of your relaxed, focused mind. You will find ideas and creativity will flow effortlessly. Instead of feeling frustration over not knowing what to write, you will feel joy in the discovery of a new quality of work you will received from placing yourself in the right environment. Your work will be a higher quality. You also will get more accomplished in less time, all by allowing yourself full focused, coupled with bringing a great energy to the table for your new creation.

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Our mission at V-Team Business Coaching Program is to help busy entrepreneurs and professionals tap into their infinite power and focus on high return on investment strategies so they can take their business to the multiple 7-figures they desire.


JEN BLACKERT is an author, speaker and strategic success coach. She has personally taught hundreds of individuals her unique principles and approach to massive success. Her principle system called The Wealth Flow System (available as a coffeeshopreneur member), is based on time-honored universal wisdoms. Jen has authored of several books, and programs, including Seven Dragons: A Guide To A Limitless Mind, Simple Marketing: The Simple Way To Big Business Growth.

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Blog Owner: Jeneth Blackert Strategic Marketing & Business Coach

As a business coach that specializes in universal laws and manifestation, I often find the best way to get answers is by journaling. But how do you gain clarity, shift your subconscious mind and journal for success? I believe the secret lies in how to ask the right question or a better question.

Let’s look at what it takes to figure out the next appropriate for your business confusion.

There are three types of precision questions:
1. closed-ended questions
2. open-ended questions
3. mind-opening questions

Close-ended questions started with one of these words… is, do, can, could, would, will and have.

Open-ended questions which we draw upon the 5 elements of Chinese culture start with the wood element meaning which is what, the fire element asking who, the earth element asking when, the metal element asking how and the water element asking why.

Then mind-opening questions are not exactly questions at all, but attributes to the art for manifesting through questions. What I mean by that is they open the imaginary mind. To do this you can start with that words, what if or imagine. For example, imagine that I was your fairy god mother and could grant you anything you wanted, what would you ask for? Or what if just for a moment that you knew without a shadow of a doubt you would be a complete success, what would you do next?

Okay. Let’s play.

Example: I am working like a dog and not making any money.

Questions:

1. (open-ended) What are you doing with your time?
Answer: I am answering email, writing copy, and doing research.

2. (closed-ended) Is that what you should be doing with your time?
Answer: Probably not.

3. (open-ended) How could you spend your time to attract more wealth?
Answer: I could be making cold-calls, building a list, creating relationship.

4. (closed-ended) Is that how you want to spend your time?
Answer: Not really, but I will.

5. (mind-opening) Imagine your ideal work day. How do you see yourself spending your day.
Answer: I would be writing and reading.

6. (open-ended) Okay. So, who could be making cold-calls, building a list, creating relationship?
Answer: I could hire an assistant or an intern.

Do you see how this works? Open-ended, close-ended and then when it’s not in joy ask a mind-opening question. We do our best manifesting when we are joyful and that’s why though mind-opening questions are so important.

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Our mission at coffeeshopreneur is to help busy entrepreneurs and professionals tap into their infinite power and focus on high return on investment strategies so they can take their business to the multiple 7-figures they desire.


JEN BLACKERT is an author, speaker and strategic success coach. She has personally taught hundreds of individuals her unique principles and approach to massive success. Her principle system called The Wealth Flow System (available as a coffeeshopreneur member), is based on time-honored universal wisdoms. Jen has authored of several books, and programs, including Seven Dragons: A Guide To A Limitless Mind, Simple Marketing: The Simple Way To Big Business Growth, and Discover Your Inner Strengths co-authored with Steven Covey and Ken Blanchard (pre-order)

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Blog Owner: Jeneth Blackert Strategic Marketing & Business Coach

If you are an entrepreneur and involved in your own business’ marketing you probably have heard that we buy with our emotions.


Do you know why? And how? Let’s start with the why.


The human brain has three main components: the brainstem, the limbic system, and the cerebral cortex. The cerebral cortex analyzes sensory data, performs memory functions, learns new information and forms thoughts and makes decisions. The limbic system is responsible for emotions and feelings like anger, passion, and sadness. Information retention and long-term memory are stimulated by the firing of the amygdala, which perform a key role in processing nearly all emotional events. Emotions cause us to pay attention and help use decide which message to remember. The brain stem is responsible for body functions, which is very important but unrelated to this article.


Luckily, it is almost impossible to be emotionless. We are emotional beings. When writing or speaking your marketing message, you marketing message must be processed by the limbic system. Emotions tell the reader when to pay attention. Emotions are not only processed faster than logical thought, but also make the final decision. Your marketing message needs stimulate an emotional reaction.


Now for the communicating and copywriting how-to angle!


To stimulate a human emotion, the brain needs to make an associations. You see a lot of e-mail copy that says, “I am so exciting..” or “I can’t wait to tell you” or “I can’t believe I forgot”. You get the idea, do you see how you perked up when you read these words. They do you excited and interested, which causes you to listen. Interesting. Isn’t it? So the next time, you present a marketing message to your targeted audience be sure to include words with emotional associations. It doesn’t matter if the words evoke a positive or negative emotion. What matters is it evokes response.


Feel what your body does when you read these words…

“The Great Depression, April 15, taxes, Uncle Sam, 1% increase in sales tax”. Do you see how these words evoke a negative emotional response within your body?

You can also use words and numbers to evoke a positive response such as FREE, 75% off, Bonus.


Although you may think numbers would be factual, they are really emotional. Many times, numbers will evoke the feelings of urgency, fear of loss or security.


When you communicate whether through your writing or speaking make sure you create a feeling. This can be done through allowing them to activate their imagination negatively or positively. Have fun and experiment with it. Heck, you may want to even try it on yourself.

Our mission at coffeeshopreneur is to help busy entrepreneurs and professionals tap into their infinite power and focus on high return on investment strategies so they can take their business to the multiple 7-figures they desire.


JEN BLACKERT is an author, speaker and strategic success coach. She has personally taught hundreds of individuals her unique principles and approach to massive success. Her principle system called The Wealth Flow System (available as a coffeeshopreneur member), is based on time-honored universal wisdoms. Jen has authored of several books, and programs, including Seven Dragons: A Guide To A Limitless Mind, Simple Marketing: The Simple Way To Big Business Growth, and Discover Your Inner Strengths co-authored with Steven Covey and Ken Blanchard (pre-order)

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