This week's post is all about sharing. Me sharing with you a few of my favourite things ... on the internet. The things that really have my heart sing, make me feel like I'm part of a community and give me really awesome tools to be the best me I can be! They are really great things ...
But let me start with this little warning and a subsequent challenge: I know everybody's inboxes are already full of things to read, things to do and things to delete so before you go adding more things to your inboxes, because you'll want to add the things I'm going to share with you, I challenge you to an inbox clean up!
Oh my! Beside meditation, the inbox clean up I did last week is THE BEST thing I've done to free up space in my mind and heart. I feel more on top of what needs action, what needs deletion and in the times I want a pep up or to read something inspiring, I've organised myself a "To Read" Folder.
So here's how to accept my challenge of an inbox clean up:
Step 1: Be Brutal
You know those newsletters you've signed up to which you had all intentions of reading but if you're honest, you NEVER open their emails. Well UNSUBSCRIBE! The ones that you occasionally open, if they write some good copy that appeals to you, keep those (and I'll show you what to do with those later) but if you never read them UNSUBSCRIBE! And that includes my newsletter too.
Your time is important and even 2 seconds of your time seeing an email drop into your inbox that you know you'll never read is wasted time. 20 seconds wasted every day for 10 unread emails is 161 hours over a life time (assuming that you'll live to 80, hopefully even longer!) Thats almost a total week of your precious life wasted on something you know you wont read anyway.
Be brutal. Unsubscribe.
Step 2: Get Honest
Start at the oldest emails and DELETE. Now I use gmail as my email "holder" for mish@meditationwithmish.com and so I started with the oldest, "selected all" and then unclicked any emails I needed to keep for action or for reference or to read later. Delete, delete, delete!
Now get honest with yourself: is this email something you will actually, most definitely, without a doubt use later? Is it something for Tax or a Password or something you refer to regularly? If so, keep, if not DELETE! Same goes for things you want to read later. Will you actually, truly ruley, absolutely have the time to read this email later? Is it something that you will make time for, to come back to? If so, keep (and I'll show you where), if not DELETE!
My inbox went down from 1500 emails to just 160 by using this handy little step and man did it take a load off my mind.
Step 3: Organise
Folders. Yes, don't just keep all of this must action, must read stuff in your inbox. Arrange it into folders.
Admin, Bschool, Design, Document Templates, Follow Up, Ideas Collection, Marketing, Meditation Bookings, Moore Street Classes, Passwords, Payments, Personal, Retreats, Tax Stuff, To Read.
These are mine. Yes it might sound like a lot, but I know exactly where to go if I need something. I now move every email that drops into my inbox into one of these Folders or I press Delete. It keeps my mind and heart free!!
And in those times that I find I need inspiration I go to my "To Read" Folder and I pull out one of these babies that I'll share with you now that you've completed the Inbox Clean Up Challenge:
A few of my favourite things ... on the internet
The Wellness Warrior
But let me start with this little warning and a subsequent challenge: I know everybody's inboxes are already full of things to read, things to do and things to delete so before you go adding more things to your inboxes, because you'll want to add the things I'm going to share with you, I challenge you to an inbox clean up!
Oh my! Beside meditation, the inbox clean up I did last week is THE BEST thing I've done to free up space in my mind and heart. I feel more on top of what needs action, what needs deletion and in the times I want a pep up or to read something inspiring, I've organised myself a "To Read" Folder.
So here's how to accept my challenge of an inbox clean up:
Step 1: Be Brutal
You know those newsletters you've signed up to which you had all intentions of reading but if you're honest, you NEVER open their emails. Well UNSUBSCRIBE! The ones that you occasionally open, if they write some good copy that appeals to you, keep those (and I'll show you what to do with those later) but if you never read them UNSUBSCRIBE! And that includes my newsletter too.
Your time is important and even 2 seconds of your time seeing an email drop into your inbox that you know you'll never read is wasted time. 20 seconds wasted every day for 10 unread emails is 161 hours over a life time (assuming that you'll live to 80, hopefully even longer!) Thats almost a total week of your precious life wasted on something you know you wont read anyway.
Be brutal. Unsubscribe.
Step 2: Get Honest
Start at the oldest emails and DELETE. Now I use gmail as my email "holder" for mish@meditationwithmish.com and so I started with the oldest, "selected all" and then unclicked any emails I needed to keep for action or for reference or to read later. Delete, delete, delete!
Now get honest with yourself: is this email something you will actually, most definitely, without a doubt use later? Is it something for Tax or a Password or something you refer to regularly? If so, keep, if not DELETE! Same goes for things you want to read later. Will you actually, truly ruley, absolutely have the time to read this email later? Is it something that you will make time for, to come back to? If so, keep (and I'll show you where), if not DELETE!
My inbox went down from 1500 emails to just 160 by using this handy little step and man did it take a load off my mind.
Step 3: Organise
Folders. Yes, don't just keep all of this must action, must read stuff in your inbox. Arrange it into folders.
Admin, Bschool, Design, Document Templates, Follow Up, Ideas Collection, Marketing, Meditation Bookings, Moore Street Classes, Passwords, Payments, Personal, Retreats, Tax Stuff, To Read.
These are mine. Yes it might sound like a lot, but I know exactly where to go if I need something. I now move every email that drops into my inbox into one of these Folders or I press Delete. It keeps my mind and heart free!!
And in those times that I find I need inspiration I go to my "To Read" Folder and I pull out one of these babies that I'll share with you now that you've completed the Inbox Clean Up Challenge:
A few of my favourite things ... on the internet
The Wellness Warrior
This is where I read all my health stuff. Written by a woman in her late 20's, I resonate with the stuff that Jess shares. Mostly targeted at women, she posts interviews, recipes, inspiration, mind-busting tools, great info on meditation. I think its so important to follow at least one health blog, there are loads out there, so find one that resonates with you.
www.thewellnesswarrior.com.au
Marie Forleo
www.thewellnesswarrior.com.au
Marie Forleo
This year I enrolled in Marie's program Bschool which is all about building your business online. Oh! But it's so much more than that!! I receive business building, life inspiring videos from Marie each Wednesday and generally I get up on a Wednesday morning, sit on the toilet and watch them. Sorry if that's too much information, but that is just an indication of how much I can't wait to watch them! If you're an entrepreneur or just someone who likes to be entertained, definitely subscribe to Marie's newsletter.
www.marieforleo.com
The Daily Love
www.marieforleo.com
The Daily Love
Mastin Kipp is the guy that writes this blog and I love his straight down the line coaching style when it comes to life, love, fears and just all the stuff that stops you from getting the most out of life. I've done his "Find your Soul's True Purpose" course and am currently going through his "Love and Relationships Mastery" Course. They're all great value and I resonate with is no BS style and so if you resonate with no BS then I think you'll like it too.
www.thedailylove.com
Gabrielle Bernstein
www.thedailylove.com
Gabrielle Bernstein
Gabby is all over Meditation and Spirituality so I love checking out her weekly videos and learning a new Meditation or watching her Interviews with other inspiring peeps in the Spiritual or Healing scene. I tend to buy all the books she recommends as they're right up my alley! Her books are also amazing! I'm still yet to read her "May Cause Miracles" book but its the next on my list (when I get through the 10 sitting on my bedside table ha!)
www.gabbyb.tv
Leonie Dawson
www.gabbyb.tv
Leonie Dawson
This lady is crazy Spiritual meets Business. She's eccentric, colourful and "woo woo" and although generally that's not my style being practical, analytical Mish, I have resonated with a few of her down to earth, again no BS posts around relationships which you can read here and here. But check her out and see what you think for yourself.
www.leoniedawson.com
And so they're my favourite things on the Internet right now. I hope after you've taken on the Inbox Clean Up Challenge that you'll check some of them out and that they bring as many smiles and happiness into your life as they do for me. And if you already know a few of these, let me know what you think of them in the comments below. Maybe I've missed some of their gold?!
I've loved sharing with you xx
www.leoniedawson.com
And so they're my favourite things on the Internet right now. I hope after you've taken on the Inbox Clean Up Challenge that you'll check some of them out and that they bring as many smiles and happiness into your life as they do for me. And if you already know a few of these, let me know what you think of them in the comments below. Maybe I've missed some of their gold?!
I've loved sharing with you xx
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