Do you have days where you just can stay focused? Those days where you lack motivation because you are just burned out? I think I am having one of those today. I just can not seem to focus on the tasks in front of me. It does not help that there are so many distractions like:
-Christmas
-People in and out of my office
-Phone keeps ringing
-Instant Messages
-5 kids
You get the idea. So I decided to turn the distractions around to help me at least get a blog post up this week. What are some things one can do to help “Stay On Target”? Or better said, focus? Let me share some that I do. Let me do it in list form. People like lists:
-Turn off the phone. This is my life line. I put up over 1200 minutes a month on this thing. Sometimes I just have to turn it off to get things done.
-Get off the Internet! Just unplug the cable. I love the internet. I love my email. Yet, it is well.. the root of a lot of evils.
-Clean your workspace up. I know they say a “A Clean Desk Is A Sign Of A Sick Mind” but its not true
-Music. Sometimes I need to turn on my ipod and get lost in the music. This is one of things that works really well for me.
-Make a do to list. This is something that also works well for me. I just love checking those tasks off. It gives me a great sense of completion.
-No Multi tasking. Weird right? But doing one thing at a time works really well for me. Lets me check those items off my “to do” list faster.
-Have someone to bounce ideas off of. Another thing that works well for me. I will put togeteher a draft or list to send to someone whose feedback I value.
What do you do to focus?
Posted under Tips & Tricks
This post was written by davepeck on December 22, 2008
Hey Dave, I hear yah, and have gone though the same rigamaroll. We all have. Another good option is to enlist the help of a business coach like http://www.stevenkiefel.comwho can help busy folks like us cast our vision and reach our goals. Happy New Year!