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Email checklist

24 June 2008

Here is a great checklist before you send out that email. Here is just a few. Click the link at the bottom for the full articles.
1. Is it going to just one person? (If yes, jump to #10)
2. Since it’s going to a group, have I thought [...]

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The Importance of Pursuing Offline Interests

11 June 2008

If you don’t get out and socialize and see things then how do you expect to come up with new material?  This excellent article gives you many reasons to get “offline” and in the real world.
One of the benefits of taking up new activities is that they give us new material to work with. This [...]

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Automating appointment making

9 June 2008

I am now publicly offering free 30 minute consultations on website mastering and automation and delegation coaching.
I also am using TimeBridge to help schedule people’s appointment. Stop wasting time scheduling time! Use TimeBridge to schedule your next meeting — it’s fast and easy.
So far I love the service and it is reducing time me or [...]

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How to Us Parkinson’s Law to Your Advantage

5 June 2008

Ever heard of Parkinson’s Law? The simple statement that work expands to fill the time available for its completion. Joel has an excellent article about Parkinson’s Law and some tips on how to use it to your advantage.
Parkinson’s Law – work expands to fill the time available for its completion – means that [...]

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Distractions

22 May 2008

As I was waiting for my massage therapist get ready today I was looking at a magazine, I don’t remember the name.  But, it was entirely about relaxing and enjoying life.  One article was about a group trying to get the USA to have three week vacations as standard from employers.  I know my friends [...]

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Email Etiquette Pages Explain So You Don’t Have To

20 May 2008

I use to send people a blog link of mine years ago to tell them about my dislike for forwarded emails.  Now people are using whole websites.  Cool.
A recent trend among email-overloaded web developers who don’t want to explain the basics of email etiquette to frequent senders is to set up a web page that [...]

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1-800-GOOG-411

8 May 2008

I went a small two day trip. I’ve been trying out Google’s 411 service. Google’s new 411 service is free, fast and easy to use. Give it a try now and see how simple it is to find and connect with local businesses for free.
It’s amazing and I wanted to share it with everyone.

1-800-GOOG-411: [...]

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