Archive for the Inbox Zero Category
Arrow-Tip #62 Maintaining Inbox Zero
I’ve talked a lot about attaining Inbox Zero in the past couple of months, but what are some of the biggest challenges to maintaining it? Vacation or the occasional work or personal crisis are two situations that can lead to temporary setbacks, but again those can be overcome with some …
Inbox Zero One Month Anniversary & Just Say “No”
Today marks my one month anniversary of maintaining Inbox Zero – Yay! Maintaining Inbox Zero has done so much for my productivity that I’m seriously considering tracking “Days at Inbox Zero” the way some of my clients track “Days Without a Lost Time Incident.” You too can join me in Inbox Zero nirvana – check …
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Arrow-Tip #54 Top 5 Benefits of Reaching Inbox Zero
This Inbox Zero thing just gets better and better – I didn’t realized how much I’ve missed it! For those of you who think it is an impossible achievement – I’ll be announcing some very exciting news real soon so stay tuned. In the mean time, here are my top five reasons …
Lexus Enform Rocks & Presentation for Professional Women’s Network Next Week
Day 17 at Inbox Zero and it feels great! My Tasks folder is also up to date and organized which has been great for my efficiency because whenever I have a spare minute or two, I’ve got a prioritized list ready to go. That list came in handy today when I …
Arrow-Tip #52 Don’t Accidentally Archive Your Inbox
Ah, almost 2 weeks maintaining Inbox Zero status and it feels great! So great in fact that I decided to go back and clean up some other folders as well. While reviewing my archive folders, I found to my utter mortification that some of my active email correspondence from about a …
Arrow-Tip #51 Limit Your Mailbox Size to Achieve Inbox Zero
Those of you who follow me on Twitter will know that for the past week I’ve been very focused on maintaining Inbox Zero status. For those of you who don’t know, “Inbox Zero” means that at the end of the work day your Inbox has zero messages in it. Yes, …
Arrow-Tip #37 Managing Inbox Overload Part V
In the first four installments of the Managing Inbox Overload series we talked about ways to clean up your Inbox and by now, you should no longer be feeling overwhelmed by your Inbox. In fact you should feel empowered and what a great feeling that is! So …
Arrow-Tip #36 Managing Inbox Overload Part IV
In Arrow-Tip #35 we discussed tackling emails that require some sort of follow up action on your part such as a quick answer or scheduling a meeting. Now it is time to address the toughest category of emails requiring follow up – emails that require a task. These tasks …
Arrow-Tip #35 Managing Inbox Overload Part III
So now that you have deleted the junk and filed the information only emails, its time to tackle the emails that require action. Yes, this part takes a little more time, but the longer you put it off the more likely you are to miss important deadlines or let …