Arizona Team believes that in order to succeed, one must have something to work towards in order to gain a sense of accomplishment.
Here at Arizona Team, we have goals for our company, our employees and our clients. Our mission is built around helping others hit their goals both personally and professionally. Putting people together with a plan to achieve our goals is what we do.
In order to hit goals we must have focus.
Here is how you can strengthen your focus and in turn, help you achieve your goals.
1. Set a Schedule
When you have vague goals and plans, it is not easy to work
towards achieving them.
So, the first step in improving your focus is to make sure
your goals are clear and your plans are well thought out and most importantly,
that you have a schedule for every step of the way.
For example, saying you want to spend more time with your
parents is vague – write it down as “I will call my parents every Wednesday and
Friday and meet them on Sunday.”
A schedule ensures you have a clear picture of what you need
to do and this makes it easier to focus and actually perform the necessary
actions. Some people even find that using their Smartphone to set reminders or
alarms for a particular task work out very well.
2. Stop Procrastinating
When there is something you need to do to achieve a goal, do
it at once. Stop procrastinating.
Doing something right away is beneficial in two ways – for
one, it allows you to get the task done and more importantly, you do not block
valuable mind space with thoughts of having to do the task you postponed doing.
Often, it is the starting that is difficult; once you begin,
the actions just flow and before you know it, the job will be completed.
If you have decided to write a few lines in your diary every
evening, don’t postpone it until after you watch your favorite late-night show;
take a few minutes before the show and get it done and over with.
3. Focus on Less
Having too many things to do is a sure fire recipe for a
lack of focus – no sooner do you start one task than your mind starts thinking
of another. This eats away at your time as well as your concentration.
If you face this problem, make it a habit to jot down the
tasks that come into your mind and pick three or four that are the most
important right now.
Of these, take up one at a time and focus on accomplishing
the goals related to the task; once that is over, move to the next item on your
list.
4. Get Back on Track When You Slip
You wake up early and exercise for about a week. Then,
because you work a lot, you "forget" to exercise for three days.
Your mind will tell you that you have ruined your wonderful
routine and trick you into pushing off getting back to your routine until the
next week, or until this important project is over or….you get the idea; before
you can realize it, your focus is gone.
The best way to avoid being trapped like this is to tell
yourself it was a busy three days, but now, you have to start exercising again.
5. Learn to Delegate
If there is an event and the organizer tries to do
everything himself, do you think he can really focus on all the tasks?
Definitely not – that is the reason why there are committees
and sub-committees to whom the organizer can delegate tasks while he focuses on
the larger picture. Doing something well does not mean you have to do it on
your own. In fact, this approach is often counterproductive because of your
inability to pay attention to so many jobs simultaneously.
Instead, identify the jobs you are good at doing and focus
on them. For all other areas – delegate.
6. Team Up
Sometimes, it can be helpful to work with a friend or a
relative who is also trying to build focus. Tell each other about your goals
and plans and set up a system of catching up a few times a week to see how well
each one is sticking to their decisions.
Often, this external motivation will help you develop focus
faster than working on your own.
As most of us realize in hindsight, it is not important to
merely have goals – you have to actually take action.
Think well and think hard about why you have something on
your goal list. Write down these reasons.
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