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Managing Your E-mail Inbox - I.e. Taming the Beast

I have a love / hate relationship with email. As the volume increases, so too does the time it takes to manage and process it, making it less of a productivity tool and more of a hungry monster devouring my precious time.

Because organizing and processing email is something most of us have learned on our own as there was no “advanced email” course taught on campus, here a great video (although lengthy at 58.38 min - I might suggest listening to it in the background) on how to tame the growing beast.

About the video:
Google Tech Talks July 23, 2007 - Merlin Mann, a well known productivity guru and creator of the popular 43 folders website will talk about Getting Things Done, the importance of getting your inbox to zero, and strategies for dealing with high volume email.

-Jim
© 2008 SuccessCo

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Bill Gates - Five Tips for Greater Success

1) Track "problem Trends" early - at the first sign of sagging numbers, lack of performance, product slumps, etc. immediately seek to find the problem and address the issue early.

2) Read books and magazines that are outside your industry and usual reading patters. This is a great way to keep a broad perspective and come up with new ideas.

3) Take two retreats annually - Get out of the office and away from your day to day routine to develop longer term strategies.

4) At the end of each day, take a moment to reflect on what was effective and what was not.

5) Have fun - For Bill, you can see he has a great sense of humor - check out this hilarious video mocking his time in retirement featuring cameos by Brian Williams, Steve Ballmer, Matthew McConaughey, Jay-Z, Bono, Steven Spielberg, George Clooney, Jon Stewart, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Barack Obama, and Al Gore... From the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, during his last keynote address.

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Can You Do It? Learn from one of the World Greatest Entrepreneurs Richard Branson

British entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson talks about his journey from dyslexic high school dropout to one of the world's richest men.

A Journey - Where Will Life Take You?

Recently, while watching one of my favorite TV programs ‘Anthony Bourdain’s No Reservations’ on the travel channel, a commercial caught my eye.
While I personally do not own any Louis Vuitton (I may go buy some now) and certainly not a big fan of most commercials, the spirit of this one captured my sentiments on travel.

"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts.  Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime."  ~Mark Twain

So, with that lead-in, have a look for yourself.

Safe travels,
-Jim

© 2008 SuccessCo.com

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Sliced bread and other marketing delights

In a world of too many options and too little time, our obvious choice is to ignore the ordinary stuff. Marketing guru Seth Godin spells out why, when it comes getting our attention, bad or bizarre ideas are more successful than boring ones. And early adopters, not the mainstream's bell curve, are the new sweet spot of the market.

Success Video ~ What Leads to Success?

Richard St. John talks about what leads to success at a *TED conference.

* TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design. It started out (in 1984) as a conference bringing together people from those three worlds. Since then its scope has become ever broader.

Success Video ~ Lance Armstrong

In the series continuation of "success commercials" Lance Armstrong and Nike team up in this somewhat funny commercial.

Goes to show that Sometimes, in order to succeed and beat the "herd", one must travel the path of most resistance!

Success Video ~ Impossible Is Nothing with David Beckham

Impossible Is Nothing - David Beckham

To continue the series of "success commercials" here is the extended version of David Beckham's Impossible is nothing for Adidas.

Just goes to show, even the best have their moments and in most cases, nothing worth having comes easy.

Richard Branson and Success

When Richard Branson was at school, his headmaster predicted he would wind up either a millionaire or in jail. Since then, he's done both. Here he talks to *TED's Chris Anderson about the ups and the downs of his career, from his multibillionaire success to his multiple near-death experiences, from Virgin's line of spacecraft to the failure of the Virgin condom. He also reveals some of his very surprising motivations.

Duration: 30:03 But well worth the viewing

* TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design. It started out (in 1984) as a conference bringing together people from those three worlds. Since then its scope has become ever broader.

More of “The Greatest Success Commercials Ever Made”

Due to the positive feedback of last Monday’s post (Oct 8, 2007) “The greatest commercial ever made”, I’ve decided to run a multi-week series of other great business / motivational commercials ever made.

This weeks post is a bit newer than 1997, but equally inspiring.