Rules productivity of 100 successful entrepreneurs
His Work Productivity / / December 23, 2019
Successful Mistake author with the nickname Turndog gathered 100 entrepreneurs opinion on how to achieve success. Of the many stories told by, the mistakes that were made in the past and the lessons that have received entrepreneurs can be learned for myself a lot of useful information.
Here are eight ways to better manage their time and energy, which are used by many of the interviewed entrepreneurs.
1. Use resending email
The value of re-sending email can not be overestimated, if you want to ensure that you receive an answer to his letter.
One email is often overlooked: it can get lost among the other letters, it will decide to answer later, when it is time, and never will. But if the same email comes through a certain time after the first chance to get a response increases dramatically.
To remember which letters when sending, and automate this process, you can use services like Boomerang or SaneBox.
With the help of these programs and applications, you can specify the time to send email, but also the time of resending when a message has been read or even opened.
Well, due to the delayed sending email you will never forget to send the message, no matter how many customers you may be.
2. Do not forget about templates and personalization
If you have time and time again about sending the same text, save where a single version of the proven and insert it in the email. Thus you will save time and be able to avoid silly mistakes that may inadvertently creep into your text, especially if you're typing a message in a hurry.
But still do not forget to personalize each letter, add a unique entry. Your customers are not stupid, they will notice that the letter was "robotic" and, most likely, simply will not finish it.
3. Answer the email short sentences
Marianne Cantwell, Author of Free Range Humans, check email twice a week. A srin Rao, founder Unmistakable CreativeGenerally removed from the phone almost every application, so that they do not interfere with his work.
If you are not ready for such drastic measures, just try to spend less time checking email and writing responses.
Respond to email in a few short sentences - it will save you a lot of time.
4. Less is better
Many people, when they first send email to potential customers, try to get them interested in long texts, listing all advantages and reasons to respond to this letter.
This is fundamentally the wrong approach. First, you do not have time to read everything you've written your customers. And you might think of a better use of his time.
Greg Hickman, Marketer and entrepreneur uses for writing email usually five sentences. So that it receives a short letter as SMS.
Try to use this rule, and your email will become more capacious, and readable - a bit of a meaningful text instead of cloth, which does not want to read.
5. Understand yourself better
Ari Meisel, The author of Less Doing the book, More Living, has achieved success through self-understanding. When he was diagnosed with Crohn's disease, Ari deepened the understanding of yourself, analyzed all my life and healed in a few months.
To grow and develop, you need to better understand yourself.
Keep track of what you do and do not do, how much time and money it takes.
Only through constant monitoring, you can see the direction of development and improve its performance.
6. Check every idea
Clay Collins, the co-founder LeadPages.net, advises to check every idea before you implement it in life. However, it is not the only entrepreneur who practices this approach. Many other businesses also believe it is rational.
Before you implement any idea, no matter how beautiful it may seem to you, it is worth checking whether people need it. Otherwise, it's like appoint a dinner with the man, not knowing whether he would like to do with your supper.
7. Escape for a while
When Corbett Barr, blogger, entrepreneur and founder of Fizzle, lost his business, he went to a six-month tour of Mexico. Designer Desiree East six months escaped from the problems on Bali.
As strange as it may sound, but sometimes useful to run away to find new ideas and shift the focus on the right things. In the long run it helps save time, money and nerves.
8. Learn to say "no"
This is an important skill, without which you can lose everything. For example, an entrepreneur Erin Blasko lost because of his business and returned it only when learned say "no".
This does not mean that you have to reject all the possibilities that you are offered. Just learn to feel comfortable giving up something else - a cup of coffee, a conference on Skype or the introduction of innovations, you do not like.