Are you focused?

For more, click this link: Michael's Thoughts - then scroll down through the Daily Report, and see the section on Productivity. He writes about new things almost every day...

A while back, I read this one:

Clear intentions for right now ... Have a clear goal and proposed end time, and shut out unnecessary distractions until you're done.

How many times have you looked around at what you did one day and realized what you meant to do did not get done, and what you did not want to spend a lot of time on got most of your focus?

If that has ever happened to you, try this one:

When you get to the office tomorrow, don't boot up your computer to check E-mail. Instead, take an 8 1/2" X 11" piece of paper and write a 7-10 word sentence to answer this question:

"What would have to get done today to make this an extremely productive and effective workday?"

Place this piece of paper somewhere on your desk where you'll look at it once an hour or so. Then, at the end of the day look at it one more time before you recycle it. Then, the next morning...do it again! Watch your focus - and performance - change each day you do this!

Comments

[Jason W. Womack, MEd, MA]

Just imagine what you would accomplish if you thought you could!

I believe too many people start the day off feeling behind. Not thinking they are behind, but in their core - their identify if you will - feel like there is too much to do, and they'll never get it all done.

I've been studying that feeling and the two concepts on either side (thoughts and actions) and have come up with more of these ideas/ways of getting from where you are, to where you want to be.

Stay tuned!

[Christopher Scott]

I tried this today.

I wrote down four things I wanted to accomplish.

Reviewed it a couple of times.

And,
When I left the office at 6:30 PM, I took another look at it and realized that I had accomplished all four of them!

These ideas work Jason, keep them coming buddy!

[Christopher Scott]

I like this idea. I am going to use it tomorrow.

Sometimes I feel like when I boot up the computer, open Outlook and immediately start checking email (mostly to read your blog) my day becomes very reactive. I never really feel like I have established a direction and mission for what I want to get done for the day.