Many suns ago, James Altucher wrote an email about 30-day challenges.<\/p>\n
Everyone\u2019s got a 30-day challenge these days.<\/p>\n
(Even Yours Unruly, in my \u201cEmail Skh?ma Playbook\u201d which I send to new \u201cEmail Players\u201d subscribers upon subscribing.)<\/p>\n
Anyway, it was an interesting list.<\/p>\n
A couple of the things on his list I\u2019ll never do.<\/p>\n
Like, for example, \u201clive only in Airbnbs for 30 days.\u201d<\/p>\n
I\u2019d rather be *waterboarded* than stay in an Airbnb.<\/p>\n
But, the list was overall thought-provoking and one of the things he said is perfect for anyone who wants to get faster at writing emails, and be able to pound them out without struggling, squirming, or wriggling in your seat trying to think up ideas.<\/p>\n
And, that idea was:<\/p>\n
Write down 10 ideas a day for 30 days.<\/p>\n
He equates it to exercising your idea muscles, like any other muscle.<\/p>\n
And, yes, I completely agree.<\/p>\n
In fact, I have been doing something similar \u2014 not as part of a challenge, but just as a result of having lots of ideas \u2014 for years. I have a folder on my hard drive with some 2,400+ various email ideas\/subject lines\/themes\/offers. Plus, a 255 page document full of Email Players issue ideas and fodder. And, I\u2019m always adding to it. Whenever I am away from my computer and get an idea, I simply whip out my phone and email the idea to myself (yes, I realize there are things like evernote or whatever, but this is what works for me).<\/p>\n
The result?<\/p>\n
I don\u2019t really worry about what to write about.<\/p>\n
I simply open the folder, take a gander, and pick whatever\u2019s interesting.<\/p>\n
Anyway, end of PSA.<\/p>\n
Of course, ideas don\u2019t equal sales.<\/p>\n
The next step is knowing how to turn those ideas into emails.<\/p>\n
Enter the \u201cEmail Players\u201d newsletter.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s pricey, if you are one of these prole-minded types who think they are business people that think in terms of expenses instead of investments when it comes to ongoing business education they can profit from. And it\u2019s for people who have the attention span to read 17 pages per month and *implement*. Amusingly, most people don\u2019t have even that attention span, which is why there\u2019s no real \u201ccompetition\u201d out there for my boys and ghouls who use my methods.<\/p>\n
And the July issue goes to the printer in 5 short days.<\/p>\n
The entire issue is packed with ways to create content, including:<\/p>\n
Anyway, here\u2019s where to subscribe to get it in time:<\/p>\n