Logan Young’s death was ruled an accident, not homicide, according to police. My heart stopped just for a second to see this just now while scanning through Twitter mentions. Of course, I quickly realized it was another Logan Young, among the dozens out there. Do you Google yourself or Google your friends, whether for business […]
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When you allow people to interrupt you, they are controlling your time and priorities. Respond to true emergencies, which must be urgent and important. 99% of the interruptions you have are not important— they can wait and can go through email. Could you imagine if anytime someone had a random question or non-life threatening situation
That means you can’t work more than 33% of your time, since you need equal time to learn and teach. Delegation to even the smartest VA won’t work unless you invest time to build the process, which is part of the 1/3 time you should be spent teaching. If you’re “too busy”, I challenge you
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Or playing basketball with just one hand in the NBA. You’re not going to be a pro-level digital marketer without making the commitment. Some people make the fatal mistake of thinking that working multiple jobs is somehow “safer”, as if stock market portfolio theory applies to work. One is a passive investment, where you hedge
Not their money, things, knowledge, or connections, since these are all replenishable. When someone gives you their time, treat it with the utmost of respect, since it means they care. Relationships of all types are built upon the sharing of units of time together. A meal together, a nudge via email, a message via Facebook—
The most generous thing anyone can do is give you their TIME. Read More »
In March, I received 22,000 emails and sent 7,000 emails– so that’s about 30,000 emails, or about 1,000 a day. I process them via a technique we call #DDD for Do, Delegate, Delete. I use no folders, no automation (except Boomerang to track who doesn’t reply), and write all responses myself. I run everything through a single
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New friends and old, like silver and gold. Why are people so transactional and impatient these days? Or am I getting old– or just old-fashioned? Max Darby, Josh Hamby, Austin, Dylan, and a few other engineers on our team have been with me for over 10 years. You’ll rarely hear from them, as they prefer
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I just got a message from a highly offended prospect who had an ad budget of $1,000 a month. That means our fee is probably $100-200. He wanted a private meeting with me and Logan, where we walk him through how we do what we do. We shared our process and initial steps to qualify
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Direction is more important than speed. Strategy is more important than tactics. Effectiveness beats efficiency. If you’re tired or overwhelmed, this is what you need to hear. Do not attempt important work when you are tired. If off by even a few degrees, the result can be devastating- like a plane with faulty GPS. Don’t
Focus on your IMPACT, not how many hours you worked. Read More »
It took me 20 years to understand this irony- that the people who keep saying they’re “busy” are spending more time doing just that. You’ll almost NEVER hear a super successful person say they’re “too busy”. And the ones I’ve met are super quick about getting stuff done. If they don’t want to do something,
If you want to get something done, ask a busy person. Read More »