You've probably seen videos of the image above. Here's how it works:
Drop a mento in Coke and watch the insanity.
In my first year of business I was constantly overwhelmed. I spent a lot of time wondering why I felt I was always buried under email, paperwork, etc. then something shifted.
I started to look at each of the emails, papers, and tasks in front of me as bottles and only certain ones had Coke in them.
Suddenly if there didn't seem to be any big impact I put the task to the side for after I had done all of the things that had significant impact.
If you think about your own inbox right now, the same thing is probably happening. There's a lot of water in those bottles and you can always deal with them later, but that Coke shouldn't just sit there.
Take the time today to go through your tasks and ask yourself which tasks will have the most significant impact and do those first. How do you tell if you have a Coke bottle?
Here's 5 questions to ask:
1. If I do this NOW will it impact my financial situation? I.E.- Will I gain or lose money if this is put off?
2. If I do this NOW will it solidify a relationship that I have?
3. If I do this NOW will I learn something about my business and how it runs?
4. If I do this NOW will it make my clients say Wow?
5. If I do this NOW will it move my business forward?
If it won't. Wait.
So what else should you do NOW?
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I see that mento in your hand...
Go ahead.
Drop it.
Excelsior!
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