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Published: Nov. 18, 2015, 10 a.m.

When it comes to productivity, there is no shortage of advice. The problem is it's often the same advice, repackaged with a bright new wrapper. Nothing new inside.

And there's no problem with that. Often, we need to hear the same advice presented differently, at different periods in our life, before it \u201cclicks\u201d and we finally \u201cget\u201d it. But sometimes, we need something truly different, something that rises above the normal, and begins to look more like a revolution than an evolution.

Today's \u201c7 Shocking Productivity Hacks\u201d may not seem new at first, but the extremes to which I will advise you to take these measures is, at least, something outlandishly more radical than what most would recommend. When you listen to today's show, you'll discover:

• How you can finally conquer your overflowing email inbox, once and for all, guaranteed. For free.
• The devastatingly effective method that ensures you never receive another unwanted phone call.
• A radical, but powerful method for getting rid of \u201cdead weight\u201d friends and acquaintances who are dragging you down\u2026 without making them feel judged, and without hurting their feelings.
• The almost magical technique\xa0to prevent writer's block, plus multiply your creativity, energy, and productivity by a factor of at least 7 \u2026 maybe 10.
• How to eliminate \u2013 totally and permanently \u2013 the #1 way other people waste your time.
• How to slash\xa0unwanted interruptions, meetings, and junk mail from your life, with one simple, bold \u201cdirective.\u201d
• The single sentence (that you will come up with) that will erase any excuse you have for wasting a single minute of your time on someone else's priorties, for the rest of your life.
• How God can set you\xa0free from self-destructive habits,
• Plus, I'll share a resource that helps you\xa0improve your marketing.
• That's all comin' up on this week's show!

Spiritual Foundations

If you're breathing, you are tempted by various kinds of self-destrcutive behavior. It may be overeating, drinking, drugs, sex \u2026 or seemingly \u201clesser\u201d sins like compulsive gaming TV watching, or even being \u201cgrumpy\u201d all the time. God will set you free from these and any other self-destructive behavior, also known by the less popular term, \u201csin\u201d. How do we know this?

There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.\u201d
-Romans 8:1

Don't get tripped up if your Bible says, \u201cwho do not walk accoirding to the flesh but according to the Spirit.\u201d Some translations, such as the New King James, include that line but it isn't in the oldest, most reliable Greek manuscripts of the New Testament. (NOTE: Sean thought it might be a good idea for me to point out that not everyone agrees that those are the most reliable manuscripts\u2026. I explain more about this in the show.)

Now. Back to our topic \u2013 that verse. Notice the tense: \u201cThere is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.\u201d

So don't get all filled with guilt when you are tempted to sin. Just don't engage in the self-destructive behavior. Having the thought is not a sin. Acting on it is. As it was explained once to me: \u201cYou can stop birds from landing in the tree, but you can stop them from building a nest.\u201d

The same\xa0power that raised Jesus from the dead is inside you now, and that means you have the power of Christ to resist the temptation. And lest you fall into a \u201cshame spiral\u201d, just remember that even when you do give in, when you fail, you are still \u201cthe righteousness of God\u201d in Christ. And there is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.

As you become more aware of how Jesus has cloaked you in His righeousness, and you see more of the Spirit living in you, you will not keep on sinning. You will not keep up the habits that destroy you. You have the power to \u201cgo and sin no more\u201d \u2013 but only after you experience the reality of His Grace.

Tip Of the Week

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• April 17-19
• San Diego, California
• Networking party\xa0on the USS Midway aircraft carrier.
• You\u2019ll choose from 100+ expert-led sessions and workshops in multiple social media marketing tracks (you get access to all).
• Mari Smith,\xa0Guy Kawasaki, Chris Brogan,\xa0Mark Schaefer,Michael Stelzner,\xa0Jay Baer, Brian Solis,\xa0Amy Porterfield, Michael Hyatt, Cliff Ravenscraft, John Lee Dumas, Joel Comm, Pat Flynn, Chris Ducker, Dan Miller\u2026 and so many more!
• Great information, inspiration, and motivation \u2026 in a no-pitch zone!

I want to \u201cstorm the gates\u201d with our own little cohort. See you there?

Feature Segment: 7 Shocking Productivity Hacks

1. Delete your email account. (How you can finally conquer your overflowing email inbox, once and for all, guaranteed. For free.)
2. Change your phone number. (The devastatingly effective method that ensures you never receive another unwanted phone call.)
3. Move to a different city. (A radical, but powerful method for getting rid of \u201cdead weight\u201d friends and acquaintances who are dragging you down\u2026 without making them feel judged, and without hurting their feelings.)
4. Don't\xa0share\xa0your email address, phone number, and mailing address. (To anyone.\xa0How to bring unwanted interruptions, meetings, and junk mail from your life, with one simple, bold \u201cdirective.\u201d)
5. Never return another phone call. (How to eliminate \u2013 totally and permanently \u2013 the #1 way other people waste your time.)
6. Stop consuming content. (The almost magical technique\xa0to prevent writer's block, plus mutliply your creativity, energy, and productivity by a factor of at least 7\u2026 maybe 10.)
7. Ask the \u201cdesert island\u201d question. (The single sentence that you will come up with that will erase any excuse you have for wasting a single minute of your time on someone else's priorties, for the rest of your life.)

Do you have some \u2018shocking produdctivity hacks' of your own?

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