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The 5 AM Miracle with Jeff Sanders #216: Whole-Life Organization with Evernote August 14, 2017
________________________________________________ Introduction
[Play “Double Stoker”] [FreshBooks - Summer 2017] ● Hey, it’s Jeff Sanders. ● FreshBooks is a ridiculously easy-to-use cloud accounting software for small business owners that saves you time and gets you paid faster, now used by over 10 million people worldwide. ● For your 30 day free trial, go to FreshBooks.com/5am and enter 5am Miracle in the “How Did You Hear About Us?” section. ● How do you effectively manage ALL of the digital stuff in your life? ● This week I break down how to organize your entire life with my favorite note-taking app and digital storage solution. ● This is The 5 AM Miracle - Episode #216: Whole-Life Organization with Evernote
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[Fade Out Music]
[Intro Song] ● Good morning and welcome to the 216th episode of The 5 AM Miracle. ● I am Jeff Sanders and this is THE podcast dedicated to dominating your day before breakfast. ● Every Monday morning my goal is to help you bounce out of bed with enthusiasm, create powerful lifelong habits, and tackle your grandest goals with extraordinary energy. ● Here on The 5 AM Miracle Podcast we discuss early mornings, and we dive deep into topics like healthy habits, personal development, and rockin’ productivity! ● Now, in case you didn’t know, I have an app that has been designed exclusively for this podcast! ● That’s right, you can listen to the show, mark your favorite episodes, and keep track of the latest content from The 5 AM Miracle app, which is available on iOS, Android, and Amazon. ● Visit the podcast page on JeffSanders.com to learn more and get your 5 AM Miracle Podcast app today! ● Now, let’s begin a quick podcast update and then
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we’ll dive into the feature segment!
[Fade Music Up and Out] ● Quick Podcast Update ○ I received some great questions from Jen on Facebook about my update in episode 214. ○ I announced the podcast will be taking some time off beginning in 2018. ● Jen said she is interested in hearing my analysis that led me to come up with the new schedule format, specifically, 5 questions: 1.Do you have concerns about coming back to a project after being away from it for a month (the ramp up period)? a. Nope. b.I’ve been podcasting for over 4 years. The time away would likely bring me back with a fresh perspective and more energy. 2.What are some Pros and Cons of Bi-weekly vs. 3 months on, 1 month off (and other considerations) a. Bi-Weekly is still a possibility, and could be a good fit. i. It’s less work every month, instead of direct time off from a full-month break. ii. But, it seems most people like to
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iii. iv.
binge-listen and get a lot of shows all at once, and then take a break. Many TV shows and podcasts work like this with seasons. I will consider many options and will probably change my mind after I try out some new formats and schedules.
3.Timing: Why start this plan in March? Do your "off" months better align with speaking opportunities? a. I aligned the off-months to the slowest months of the year for the show. b.March, July, and November tend to have the lowest downloads and interaction. c. Speaking opportunities are pretty random, so there’s no telling when those could pop up. 4.What other factors weighed into your decision? Financial opportunities? Personal obligations? a. Money? Yes. b.Podcasting is a marketing engine, not a profit-center. c. Yes, I have ads, but they don’t generate much revenue in comparison to other projects I have going on every year. 5.Are there any opportunities lost by maintaining the same schedule?
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a. Yes, which is why I am making changes. b.It takes quite a bit of time to prepare for each episode, which is time I could be spending on other aspects of my business that I want to grow. c. If my schedule shifts, I may be able to batch projects more effectively, and ultimately get more accomplished. 6.Question from Brad: Have you considered running a "best of 5 am podcasts" during your month off? I would guess that a lot of folks have not heard all of them. New listeners would benefit. a. Yes, which I have tried before, but it’s still a lot of work on my end. b.The long-term solution is to hire assistants and a production team to help develop content, but I’m not there yet.
Whole-Life Organization with Evernote ● I have been using Evernote to manage much of my digital life for more than 5 years. ○ Nozbe for Task Management ○ Google Drive for Spreadsheets, PDFs, and
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Traditional Documents (Word, Excel, etc.) ○ Evernote for everything else
How to Organize Your Life in Evernote ● First, Basics of Evernote ○ Digital Notetaking App: Your Digital Brain ○ Mac, iOS, Windows, Android, etc. ○ Capture Ideas ○ Store Info ○ Save Emails, Webpages, PDFs, any more ○ Use Tags for labels and searching ○ Use Stacks, Notebooks, and Notes to organize all of your information
1. Stacks for Big Ideas & Themes ● Clarify the Big Picture of content you want to keep and access ● Great Stacks ○ Current Goals ○ Business ○ Health & Fitness ○ Home ○ Personal Development ○ Spiritual Growth
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2. Notebooks for Related Items ● Create as many Notebooks as you need to Scan and Find content quickly ● Great Notebooks ○ Big-Picture Planning ○ Brainstorming Sessions ○ Articles to Read Later ○ Meeting Notes ○ Past Accomplishments ○ Templates ○ Personal Records
3. Notes for Specific Content ● Where your information lives ● Organization ○ It’s easy to create LOTS of Notes ○ Purge your content every Quarter
4. Tags for Search ● Label all content to make it even faster to find ● Tags are great for content that fits in multiple categories ● Also, Evernote scans PDF files for text, which is also searchable
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● Now, after this quick break we’re going to talk about ... ○ 1. The Evernote !nbox ○ 2. Shortcuts, and ... ○ 3. Web Clippers ● Stick around!
[Play “Spring in My Step”] ● Now I want to take just a minute to feature and thank my premium sponsors of The 5 AM Miracle. ● As a listener of this show, you get access to some of their incredible and exclusive discounts and bonuses. ● These amazing folks also help me to deliver high-quality content for you, for FREE, each and every week! [Organifi Complete Protein] ● One of the most important things to consider when living a healthy and holistic lifestyle is what you are putting INTO your body. ● You have heard me talk about Organifi Green Juice in the past, and I am now excited to share with you that I am using their NEWEST product, Organifi Complete Protein.
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● This is unlike any other protein powder I have ever tried. ● It is an organic, plant-based protein blend with whole food vitamins and minerals. ● Organifi Complete Protein has added 5 digestive enzymes to help digestion and not cause bloating, which is a common problem with many other proteins on the market. ● Many supplements use synthetic vitamins. ● Organifi Complete Protein uses whole food vitamins and minerals so they actually have higher bioavailability & absorption. ● Organifi has also included healthy fats from coconut, which keeps you fuller longer. ● Organifi Complete Protein is organic, gluten-free, dairy free, non-gmo, and fully plant based! ● The best part is, it tastes AMAZING! ● Visit Organifi.com ● Use the Coupon Code SANDERS to save 20% off your 30-day supply.
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● Once again, that’s Organifi.com, with the coupon code SANDERS. [FreshBooks - Summer 2017] ● A quick question if you’re a trailblazing freelancer: ● If you could reclaim up to 2 days a month of your precious time, would you? ● Our friends at FreshBooks, who make ridiculously easy cloud accounting software for freelancers, are the architects behind this question, and for good reason. ● By simplifying tasks like invoicing, tracking expenses and getting paid online, FreshBooks has drastically reduced the time it takes for over 10 million people to deal with their paperwork. ● If that’s not enough incentive, the FreshBooks platform has been rebuilt from the ground up. ● They’ve taken simplicity and speed to an entirely new level and added powerful new features. ● If you’re listening to this and not using FreshBooks yet, now would be the time try it. ● To claim your 30-Day unrestricted free trial, with no credit card required, go to FreshBooks.com forward
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slash 5AM and enter 5AM Miracle in the “How Did You Hear About Us?” section.
[Fade Out Music]
5. !nbox for New Content ● Treat new content like Email ○ Process ALL new notes every 24 hours ○ Everything belongs somewhere ○ Create notes and notebooks if you need to
6. Shortcuts for Frequent Content ● Great for anything you need everyday ○ !nbox ○ WordPress Code ○ Email Templates ○ Status Updates (Known Issues) ○ Current Goals
7. Web Clipper for Webpages ● Grab anything online and save it fast ○ Chrome ○ Safari
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○ Firefox
8. Email Content Directly into Evernote ● Send anything into your !nbox ○ Great for storing important conversations ○ Quickly add info to be processed later
[Play “Opening Night”]
1 Action Step: ● Create ONE small Stack (with ONE notebook and ONE note) to act as your example. ○ The best way to understand how to organize any complex system is to start small and keep it simple forever. ○ Using just ONE stack, with ONE notebook, and ONE note, create your own example to model after for all of your other content in Evernote. ○ As soon as you have a plan for how to organize this basic setup, everything else is copied from there. ○ Essentially, you have mastered the basics and can then progress to more complex setups if you choose, or just don’t. ○ Evernote can be whatever you want it to be, once you understand the rules and guidelines
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already in place.
[Fade In Music] ● As always, if you would like to see the complete list of the links I mentioned in this episode, please visit the show notes page at JeffSanders.com/216, as in Episode 216. ● Finally, on the next episode I will be speaking with Michelle Brown, a Certified Transformational Nutrition Coach, about helping you reboot your hormones, energy, and overall health! ● Well, that's it for this episode of The 5 AM Miracle Podcast. ● Until next time remember, you have the power to change your life, and the fun begins bright and early.
[Fade Music Up and Out]
The 5 AM Miracle with Jeff Sanders #216: Whole-Life Organization with Evernote August 14, 2017
________________________________________________ Introduction
[Play “Double Stoker”] [FreshBooks - Summer 2017] ● Hey, it’s Jeff Sanders. ● FreshBooks is a ridiculously easy-to-use cloud accounting software for small business owners that saves you time and gets you paid faster, now used by over 10 million people worldwide. ● For your 30 day free trial, go to FreshBooks.com/5am and enter 5am Miracle in the “How Did You Hear About Us?” section. ● How do you effectively manage ALL of the digital stuff in your life? ● This week I break down how to organize your entire life with my favorite note-taking app and digital storage solution. ● This is The 5 AM Miracle - Episode #216: Whole-Life Organization with Evernote
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[Fade Out Music]
[Intro Song] ● Good morning and welcome to the 216th episode of The 5 AM Miracle. ● I am Jeff Sanders and this is THE podcast dedicated to dominating your day before breakfast. ● Every Monday morning my goal is to help you bounce out of bed with enthusiasm, create powerful lifelong habits, and tackle your grandest goals with extraordinary energy. ● Here on The 5 AM Miracle Podcast we discuss early mornings, and we dive deep into topics like healthy habits, personal development, and rockin’ productivity! ● Now, in case you didn’t know, I have an app that has been designed exclusively for this podcast! ● That’s right, you can listen to the show, mark your favorite episodes, and keep track of the latest content from The 5 AM Miracle app, which is available on iOS, Android, and Amazon. ● Visit the podcast page on JeffSanders.com to learn more and get your 5 AM Miracle Podcast app today! ● Now, let’s begin a quick podcast update and then
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we’ll dive into the feature segment!
[Fade Music Up and Out] ● Quick Podcast Update ○ I received some great questions from Jen on Facebook about my update in episode 214. ○ I announced the podcast will be taking some time off beginning in 2018. ● Jen said she is interested in hearing my analysis that led me to come up with the new schedule format, specifically, 5 questions: 1.Do you have concerns about coming back to a project after being away from it for a month (the ramp up period)? a. Nope. b.I’ve been podcasting for over 4 years. The time away would likely bring me back with a fresh perspective and more energy. 2.What are some Pros and Cons of Bi-weekly vs. 3 months on, 1 month off (and other considerations) a. Bi-Weekly is still a possibility, and could be a good fit. i. It’s less work every month, instead of direct time off from a full-month break. ii. But, it seems most people like to
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iii. iv.
binge-listen and get a lot of shows all at once, and then take a break. Many TV shows and podcasts work like this with seasons. I will consider many options and will probably change my mind after I try out some new formats and schedules.
3.Timing: Why start this plan in March? Do your "off" months better align with speaking opportunities? a. I aligned the off-months to the slowest months of the year for the show. b.March, July, and November tend to have the lowest downloads and interaction. c. Speaking opportunities are pretty random, so there’s no telling when those could pop up. 4.What other factors weighed into your decision? Financial opportunities? Personal obligations? a. Money? Yes. b.Podcasting is a marketing engine, not a profit-center. c. Yes, I have ads, but they don’t generate much revenue in comparison to other projects I have going on every year. 5.Are there any opportunities lost by maintaining the same schedule?
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a. Yes, which is why I am making changes. b.It takes quite a bit of time to prepare for each episode, which is time I could be spending on other aspects of my business that I want to grow. c. If my schedule shifts, I may be able to batch projects more effectively, and ultimately get more accomplished. 6.Question from Brad: Have you considered running a "best of 5 am podcasts" during your month off? I would guess that a lot of folks have not heard all of them. New listeners would benefit. a. Yes, which I have tried before, but it’s still a lot of work on my end. b.The long-term solution is to hire assistants and a production team to help develop content, but I’m not there yet.
Whole-Life Organization with Evernote ● I have been using Evernote to manage much of my digital life for more than 5 years. ○ Nozbe for Task Management ○ Google Drive for Spreadsheets, PDFs, and
6
Traditional Documents (Word, Excel, etc.) ○ Evernote for everything else
How to Organize Your Life in Evernote ● First, Basics of Evernote ○ Digital Notetaking App: Your Digital Brain ○ Mac, iOS, Windows, Android, etc. ○ Capture Ideas ○ Store Info ○ Save Emails, Webpages, PDFs, any more ○ Use Tags for labels and searching ○ Use Stacks, Notebooks, and Notes to organize all of your information
1. Stacks for Big Ideas & Themes ● Clarify the Big Picture of content you want to keep and access ● Great Stacks ○ Current Goals ○ Business ○ Health & Fitness ○ Home ○ Personal Development ○ Spiritual Growth
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2. Notebooks for Related Items ● Create as many Notebooks as you need to Scan and Find content quickly ● Great Notebooks ○ Big-Picture Planning ○ Brainstorming Sessions ○ Articles to Read Later ○ Meeting Notes ○ Past Accomplishments ○ Templates ○ Personal Records
3. Notes for Specific Content ● Where your information lives ● Organization ○ It’s easy to create LOTS of Notes ○ Purge your content every Quarter
4. Tags for Search ● Label all content to make it even faster to find ● Tags are great for content that fits in multiple categories ● Also, Evernote scans PDF files for text, which is also searchable
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● Now, after this quick break we’re going to talk about ... ○ 1. The Evernote !nbox ○ 2. Shortcuts, and ... ○ 3. Web Clippers ● Stick around!
[Play “Spring in My Step”] ● Now I want to take just a minute to feature and thank my premium sponsors of The 5 AM Miracle. ● As a listener of this show, you get access to some of their incredible and exclusive discounts and bonuses. ● These amazing folks also help me to deliver high-quality content for you, for FREE, each and every week! [Organifi Complete Protein] ● One of the most important things to consider when living a healthy and holistic lifestyle is what you are putting INTO your body. ● You have heard me talk about Organifi Green Juice in the past, and I am now excited to share with you that I am using their NEWEST product, Organifi Complete Protein.
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● This is unlike any other protein powder I have ever tried. ● It is an organic, plant-based protein blend with whole food vitamins and minerals. ● Organifi Complete Protein has added 5 digestive enzymes to help digestion and not cause bloating, which is a common problem with many other proteins on the market. ● Many supplements use synthetic vitamins. ● Organifi Complete Protein uses whole food vitamins and minerals so they actually have higher bioavailability & absorption. ● Organifi has also included healthy fats from coconut, which keeps you fuller longer. ● Organifi Complete Protein is organic, gluten-free, dairy free, non-gmo, and fully plant based! ● The best part is, it tastes AMAZING! ● Visit Organifi.com ● Use the Coupon Code SANDERS to save 20% off your 30-day supply.
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● Once again, that’s Organifi.com, with the coupon code SANDERS. [FreshBooks - Summer 2017] ● A quick question if you’re a trailblazing freelancer: ● If you could reclaim up to 2 days a month of your precious time, would you? ● Our friends at FreshBooks, who make ridiculously easy cloud accounting software for freelancers, are the architects behind this question, and for good reason. ● By simplifying tasks like invoicing, tracking expenses and getting paid online, FreshBooks has drastically reduced the time it takes for over 10 million people to deal with their paperwork. ● If that’s not enough incentive, the FreshBooks platform has been rebuilt from the ground up. ● They’ve taken simplicity and speed to an entirely new level and added powerful new features. ● If you’re listening to this and not using FreshBooks yet, now would be the time try it. ● To claim your 30-Day unrestricted free trial, with no credit card required, go to FreshBooks.com forward
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slash 5AM and enter 5AM Miracle in the “How Did You Hear About Us?” section.
[Fade Out Music]
5. !nbox for New Content ● Treat new content like Email ○ Process ALL new notes every 24 hours ○ Everything belongs somewhere ○ Create notes and notebooks if you need to
6. Shortcuts for Frequent Content ● Great for anything you need everyday ○ !nbox ○ WordPress Code ○ Email Templates ○ Status Updates (Known Issues) ○ Current Goals
7. Web Clipper for Webpages ● Grab anything online and save it fast ○ Chrome ○ Safari
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○ Firefox
8. Email Content Directly into Evernote ● Send anything into your !nbox ○ Great for storing important conversations ○ Quickly add info to be processed later
[Play “Opening Night”]
1 Action Step: ● Create ONE small Stack (with ONE notebook and ONE note) to act as your example. ○ The best way to understand how to organize any complex system is to start small and keep it simple forever. ○ Using just ONE stack, with ONE notebook, and ONE note, create your own example to model after for all of your other content in Evernote. ○ As soon as you have a plan for how to organize this basic setup, everything else is copied from there. ○ Essentially, you have mastered the basics and can then progress to more complex setups if you choose, or just don’t. ○ Evernote can be whatever you want it to be, once you understand the rules and guidelines
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already in place.
[Fade In Music] ● As always, if you would like to see the complete list of the links I mentioned in this episode, please visit the show notes page at JeffSanders.com/216, as in Episode 216. ● Finally, on the next episode I will be speaking with Michelle Brown, a Certified Transformational Nutrition Coach, about helping you reboot your hormones, energy, and overall health! ● Well, that's it for this episode of The 5 AM Miracle Podcast. ● Until next time remember, you have the power to change your life, and the fun begins bright and early.
[Fade Music Up and Out]
