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7 Keys to Staying Focused in 2010

This was sent to me in a handwritten thank you letter from Scott Green / Innovative Mortgage. It is worth sharing! Enjoy!

7 Keys to Staying Focused

1. Find the best time to do repetitive and boring tasks. No matter how much you try to avoid it, you’re going to have to face doing things which are either repetitive or boring. For these tasks, I find it is best to choose a time in the day to work on them. For example, I’m more alert at the start of the day, so it’s better to work on things which require brain power early. Working on tedious tasks that can be done via auto-pilot are better left towards the end of the day when you’re usually tired.

2. Enlist family and friends for help. Communicate your goals with family and friends. You’ll find they’ll be helpful with gentle reminders whenever they see your behavior is inconsistent with your goals and they may give you incentives to work at your goals and succeed.

3. Do nothing for 10 minutes each day. Take a moment to watch the world go by! That’s when solutions to problems become blindingly obvious. That’s when you get new ideas. It’s called inspiration – and it arrives when your mind is still. When you’re at rest, your mind is fully focused on what’s important.

4. Use an egg timer: It may seem crazy.. .1 use a timer. I use http://www.online-stopwatch.com/ and set it for 30″ (usually). Then I focus on ONE THING until the 30 minutes is up. It may seem odd but it works for a lot of people.

5. Feel the emotion of your WANTS! Every morning before I begin my tasks for the day, I read my list of WANTS in life. But more importantly, I stand up and imagine myself in or with each WANT. After this morning experience, I can’t wait to attack my list of to-do’s.

6. The night before. I write down my to-do list right before bed. If I don’t, I’ll lie awake going over what I have to do, and worry that I’ll forget something in the morning. Writing it down clears my head, allows me to sleep better and when I wake up in the morning, the list is ready for me, which motivates me to get started right away.

7. Clarity of purpose. Knowing what you’re trying to accomplish; staying focused on the objective and having accountability to that! It’s fun to drift until you realized it’s happened and sometimes it’s too late… I can avoid this by being held accountable.