http://beingpositive.net Change Your Life With Positive Thinking Sun, 11 Jul 2010 04:57:42 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://beingpositive.net http://beingpositive.net/wp-content/mbp-favicon/kopete.png http://beingpositive.net/300/i-dare-to-focus-only-on-the-job-at-hand/ http://beingpositive.net/300/i-dare-to-focus-only-on-the-job-at-hand/#comments Thu, 13 Aug 2009 04:02:44 +0000 Franck Pasquet http://positivethinking.penseepositive.net/?p=300 I allow myself the luxury of total concentration. When I tune out distractions and live fully in the moment, I find that my tasks are completed quicker and with a higher quality of work, bringing me more success and leaving me with more time for other things. To this end, I do everything possible to prevent distractions. If office noise is bothering me, I put on headphones to muffle it or turn on music to drown it out. I let my co-workers know what time I need to focus and when they can come to me for questions. I avoid distractions by forwarding calls to voicemail and I check my email during certain hours, only. I plan my work and work my plan. Each day I take the time to plan the steps of each project and then I stick to my schedule. I put easy tasks first so I can develop my focus quickly and build momentum as I work through the project. Lastly, I organize my surroundings so there is no interruption in my workflow if I have to find necessary items or papers. I accept that there are times when distractions are necessary. When this happens, I take care of the situation promptly and get right back to my task. As before, I tackle an easy item first to refocus and rebuild momentum. Today, I challenge myself to focus with total concentration on one job at a time, leaving the multi-tasking to those who haven’t discovered that there is a better way. Self-Reflection Questions: 1. Do I actively tune out distractions so I can focus on the job at hand? 2. How can I organize my o Continue Reading...

]]> I allow myself the luxury of total concentration. When I tune out distractions and live fully in the moment, I find that my tasks are completed quicker and with a higher quality of work, bringing me more success and leaving me with more time for other things. To this end, I do everything possible to prevent distractions. If office noise is bothering me, I put on headphones to muffle it or turn on music to drown it out. I let my co-workers know what time I need to focus and when they can come to me for questions. I avoid distractions by forwarding calls to voicemail and I check my email during certain hours, only. I plan my work and work my plan. Each day I take the time to plan the steps of each project and then I stick to my schedule. I put easy tasks first so I can develop my focus quickly and build momentum as I work through the project. Lastly, I organize my surroundings so there is no interruption in my workflow if I have to find necessary items or papers. I accept that there are times when distractions are necessary. When this happens, I take care of the situation promptly and get right back to my task. As before, I tackle an easy item first to refocus and rebuild momentum. Today, I challenge myself to focus with total concentration on one job at a time, leaving the multi-tasking to those who haven’t discovered that there is a better way. Self-Reflection Questions: 1. Do I actively tune out distractions so I can focus on the job at hand? 2. How can I organize my o Continue Reading...

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