It was a warm Friday morning in Kona, Hawaii … and there I was eating my breakfast with five of my TLC friends. 

Suddenly, that all-important topic of distractions came up.  So I seized the opportunity to ask all five thought leaders the single most important entrepreneurial productivity question that I  routinely ask my students, friends, colleagues and even my mentors.

Here’s the question:

“What’s the #1 distraction you inevitably face each day in your personal and professional life?”

They went five-for-five and gave the same answer.  It’s the same answer I hear from my students.  It’s the same answer I hear from my JV partners, my colleagues and even my mentors. 

Survey after survey, Ask Campaign after Ask campaign … Email seems to be everbody’s undisputed #1 distraction in their personal and professional lives!

Imagine that?  The #1 distraction entrepreneurs and [Read more...]