At a lot of jobs and in life, there are tasks you will have to do over and over – emails to send, meetings to run, presentations to write, events to plan. Often these tasks will be months apart from each other. As you design the meeting or event in the present, it’s obvious how to do it. In a few months it won’t be. You won’t remember the tricks, phrases, and contacts you’re using now.
Save your Future Self time and hassle: create templates, write checklists, and take notes. Then, file them. Use Evernote, or a filing cabinet – whatever floats your boat! The point is, make sure to sort and tag your notes so it’s easy for your Future Self to find them.
I have a Google Spreadsheet where I paste text from all the emails I might send again: about donating my professional organizing services, sharing my childcare references, long and short descriptions of my business, etc. I enter them alphabetically so they’re easy to find. It’s already saved me time and annoyance.
Don’t fall into the trap of thinking you’ll remember later what you know now. Because you won’t. Instead you’ll spend many minutes searching your Sent folder or skimming old notes. And you know what’s more fun than that? Grabbing a template out of a Google Spreadsheet in 4 seconds.
Want some examples? Check out 6 Email Templates Every Business Owner Needs
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