There are so many things you could be doing! How do you know what to do? What is the best use of your time?
There are many ways to prioritize your todos but one of them may be to go where you are needed the most. Every one wants a piece of your time and wants to monopolize your attention.
Your focus and attention is one of the most important things you have. Make the most of it by placing it where it will have the greatest impact!
I should only focus on what I can control.
A lot is out of our control but a lot is in our control.
My thoughts and actions are in my control (mostly)
Other people’s thoughts and actions are out of my control (mostly).
I can focus on the meaning I give to things. I can control the results I am going after. I can control my habits, my goals, how I treat people, how I treat myself and my intentions.
When there are a lot of distractions, noises and stimulation it is hard to focus.
If you feel confused, disoriented, anxious and do know know what to do then limit the distractions.
Sit in silence. It can be uncomfortable at first because you are used to all the commotion. You are used to being reactionary. Let it all go. Sit with it. Observe and watch. The noise will get louder and louder. The urges will grow more and more. Notice it but remain silent.
Without a sense of urgency then I will waste time. If I have a back up plan, if I get comfortable, if I am timid, if I get complacent, if I am fearful then I will waste time and not perform the best I can.
I must be totally focused and committed to getting the outcome I want. I must fully believe in myself. I must see the potential and take enormous action. I only have one short life and I must not waste any time. Now is the only time. I am fully present.
One of the greatest things you can do for your mind and body is to focus on your breath. This is so simple that most people don’t make the time for it in their day. One minute of focused breath can reduce stress, increase happiness, improve memory, improve focus, reduce depression, lower cortisol levels and improves overall health.
It sounds too good to be true so it must be. Right? Are you a skeptic or are you willing to try it?
There are apps like Headspace, Calm, Waking Up, 10% Happier or just use a stop watch. Take a min for yourself and your health and happiness.
Vacations are meant to be the recovery from work and the real world. A vacation should rejuvenate and energize you to come back to work. A vacation is a time to focus in on what is really important. It is a time to re-center yourself. It is a time to plan out your next quarter or next year. It is a break from the day to day grind and gives you the ability to look at your life from a new perspective and from a high level.
Look at what is important to you and why you do the things you do. When you come back from vacation focus on the one big that that will make everything easier. Come back and know over the biggest domino you can
Do you like the bed you sleep in? Is it made? Is it comfortable?
If you don’t like your bed then change it. Know what you want and then how to get there will present itself. If you don’t have a plan then your planning to fail.
It’s not about what happens to you. It’s about how you handle what happens to.
When you are moving in a positive or negative direction this will create a positive or negative emotion. The closer you get to your goals the happier you are and the further you get from your goals the more depressed you are. You could be aware of this or you might not. First you need to be aware of where your going and then the direction your going. Control your emotions by controlling the direction you are going. Control your direction by controlling your focus and actions
Follow through on all things. If something gets hard or too tedious then my mind can become distracted easily. The mind want immediate gratification so being able delay gratification is important to sustained success. Hopping from one task to another because success is not coming fast enough is sure to kill any momentum on the first thing and requires starting momentum on the new thing. Instead of hoping around focus on one thing. Commit to not being distracted and stick with it. Understand the actions that are required and Accomplish what you set out to do.
Prepare yourself before hand by knowing what your talking about. You do not truly know something unless you can make the case for something and the case against it. Test your ideas. You must have no doubt and be certain enough to take action. Once you have certainty that certainty can be given to others. You will have the ability to move mountains and blaze your own trail.
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