Snootyvixen

“If you chase two rabbits, both will escape.” ~ Anonymous

Focus is another of my challenges. In going through an exercise with my business coach, we identified areas that I need to *ahem* do some work in. And focus is definitely one of them.

I’m easily distracted by BSO’s, bright shiny objects. As I was explaining to Steph, I have a pile of books on my nightstand that I’ve started to read. And “started” is about as far as I get, because I get a few chapters in – if I’m lucky – and another book comes to my attention and I absolutely have to read it. AND there’s another half read book on the nightstand.

I can justify this. Of course I can! And my favorite justification is that the new book that caught my eye is from the library, therefore I have to read it and get it back before its due date, so the current book can wait. Or the new book is much more relevant to what I’m doing right now, and therefore I have to read it. But still I never finish reading it.

Do you think this all aligns to lack of willpower or a fear of commitment? I have no idea, but I’m working on it!

I was challenged to finish reading “The Four Agreements” before I picked up my next book – and I did that. I’m not the only person you know who has to schedule 30 minutes reading time into their day, right? It’s on my Producteev list, and must be done every day, or I don’t get to check it off my list. And I’ve become very proficient at checking things off my list!

I’ve tried different methods in the past – I’ve tried the “only touch each piece of paper once” method. It worked for … oh, about an hour!

I’ve tried getting rid of distractions. Virtually impossible, depending on the time of day, day of the week, etc. Though I will admit to not turning on the TV to watch mindless drivel!

There’s a pretty good article here, by Care2.com, on focusing your mind. I think I’ll take a couple of minutes to take that in.

Having exposed another of my vulnerabilities, I have no other way to fix it than to focus on fixing it. Focus on focusing. And I’ll get it. And it’ll make me more productive. And soon I’ll have the focus of a hawk, you just watch!