Small Biz Sin: I let my inbox dictate my to-do list 😵‍💫

Jun 2

I sat down today to MAKE A SURVEY for my audience but then I opened my inbox for a password and here’s what I did instead:

I noticed that I had an email from one of the companies I’m an affiliate for. I needed to update my affiliate link for a new 30 day promotion.
So I opened my Squarespace to update my website’s resources page and remembered I wanted to update my homepage photo. Tested multiple photos, decided I didn’t like any of them and put back the original.
Then I realized some of the links on my homepage were broken so I went to fix those. Decided to double check the links on my resources page and then went through every link to see if they had any extra promotions. A few did so I updated those too.

And now I’m making videos...

👉🏻 Which is why I preach a focused, clear to-do list and only opening your inbox when you have the time scheduled to respond. Extra tasks go on your to-do list for later.

My ADHD does not help the situation. 🧠 My brain looooves to check off tasks and doesn’t care whether they’re important or not.

Changing your workday as you go instead of starting with a focused plan, is going to speed up your path to burn out. Which, I can say from experience, you do not want.

So here’s a reminder to myself and to you:

⚡️An inbox is not a to-do list ⚡️