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Duke University study shows that most folks need on average 30 minutes of exercise to maintain their weight. Duke also found a brisk 30-minute walk or jog three times a week may be just as effective in relieving major depression as are standard antidepressant drugs, researchers have found.

Live longer and feel better – imagine what 30 minutes a day could do for the life of your business? If you like me there never seems to be enough time in the day. But what if you spent 30 minutes a day talking to your customers? Following up personally on their orders and their satisfaction? In these days of cost cutting, a little customer appreciation can go a long way. Or maybe you spend 30 minutes a day making sure the website has fresh content and thus more attractive to visitors and search engine alike.

Nice idea – but you don’t have an extra 30 minute, right? WRONG

• Create your daily to do list before you check your emails – it will help you prioritize what need to get done that day. You can always add an item from your inbox.
• Instead of constantly checking your emails – allocate specific times to check emails. According to a study by Gartner Inc., which surveyed corporate email users, 53 percent of users check their mail six or more times a day. Men are twice as likely as women to check email more than 15 times a day.
• Remember the 3 D’s – Deal with it, Delegate it or Delete it.
• Clean Up Your Act – Seriously, organize your email folders – delete or file an email when finished. Use a spam filter to eliminate unwanted spam. A little time now, will save hours of searching through old emails later.
• Separate emails – don’t have your personal emails come to your office. That way at work you just have to deal with work. Added benefit – you employer or your IT guy doesn’t end up seeing your email exchange with your gynecologist’s office.

By checking your emails less often, you’ll remain more focused. And trust me, if an important email comes in and you don’t respond – someone will call you!

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