Let's Focus on more Results

Do you want to see a difference?  Want to see some change in your results?  Then focus.  That’s right, focus.  Look at what you are doing throughout the day.  How much of it is just busy work, chatting by the water cooler, social media distraction?  My guess is, that distractions like those take up a bit of your “work time”  No matter if you are working at your job, or trying to get a task done at home.  Focus on that task, on that job.

For example, I am currently writing this article sitting in a chair in my living room with music playing.  I know that I can focus on writing and get my best info out when I have music playing.  If I had a movie or the TV on that would distract me too much.  My phone is turned over and on the coffee table so I don’t see every time I receive a notification.  

Find what works for you, put up a mental do not disturb sign (maybe even a physical one LOL) and focus on the task at hand.  Stick with it until it’s done or until you get as far as you can with it for the time period.  You will be amazed at how much you will accomplish just by focusing on a single task.  

Go ahead, give it a shot and let me know if it helped you  in the comments below or tag me in a post.

Be an Eagle and see the Forest and not just Trees.

Life has a way of getting you so wrapped up and crazy busy that you can lose sight of the big picture.  It becomes extremely easy to get lost in the details.  When this happens, you need to take a step back, breath, and look at the big picture.  You need to regain your eagle vision. Don't get lost by looking at a tree but instead see he forest! How do get it back?  Try these 3 easy steps:

1. Breath.  That’s right, just breath.  Take a deep breath in through your nose and exhale through your mouth.  Focus on slowing down your breathing and inhale and exhale slow and steady.  
2. Take off your shoes.  You can leave your socks on or not, it’s up to you but stand up.  As you inhale curl your toes in. (even better if you are on carpet) When you exhale, stretch your toes out.  
3. Lastly, close your eyes.  When you are breathing and curling your toes let your mind go.  Let any tense or stressful thoughts go.  Clear your mind and focus on you.  When you feel centered, slowly start to expand your thinking to your goals and more importantly to your why.  Ignore the individual tasks just focus on your why.

Regain your eagle vision and continue on towards your goals and dreams!

Tracking your way to Success!

Track it!  Just like a business tracking their expenses and income track your behaviors.  If you want to improve and/or reach a goal.  Make a list of 1-3 small tasks you can do each do to help you achieve your goal and improve.  Then, track it!  Make a checklist and every time you complete one task, check it off!  Do this everyday and you will see that what you are successful with and areas where you struggle.  Then make the changes necessary to keep you on track and headed toward goal, and continue to track.  If you don’t want to end of off course, check in daily and make sure you are headed in the right direction.  It’ll take a matter of seconds, so why wait!  Go track and get closer to your goals and dreams!

Be a Light in the Darkness

Life may have seemed to throw a rock slide in front of your success tunnel and blocking your way to your goal.  It may have seemed to diminish all the hope and excitement from the people around you leaving you in darkness.  Don’t let it stop you and take away your hope and excitement.  Be a light.  Be the person who will dig out and push through the rock wall.  Be the person who is a light in the darkness attracting and spreading your hope and excitement to everyone that you meet.  Yes life will get hard, but stronger and braver than that.  Push yourself, don’t stop.  Be the light when times get dark.

Pat Yourself on the Back

We all have been successful!  Whether it was something big like winning a huge client or something smaller like helping turn a frown into a smile.  Rejoice in your success and pat yourself on your back.  You need recognition and confirmation that you are on the right path.  Sometimes it comes from other people, and sometimes from ourselves.  The tricky part is not letting it go to your head and blow up your ego (I’m guilty of that :( ) Pat yourself on the back for a job well done, smile knowing that you are awesome, and then proceed to conquer another task, and goal.  Use your success to help keep you focused, driven, and a positive influence to folks who know you.  So take the time and pat yourself on your back.  You ARE successful!

Want to reach your dreams? Persevere!!!

Life will knock you down. The world may seem to conspire against all your efforts and goals.  Don’t let that make you give up and stop.  This is where you WHY becomes extremely important because it will help you stay determined and ready to push yourself.  Pick yourself back up, shake of the dust, and keep pushing, getting closer to your goals.  And you may stumble again, and maybe even face plant, but again, pick yourself up, and go after it.  If you why is strong, go after your goals.  Each time you get up you are a stronger person and will be even closer to your goal.

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Rep, Rep, Rep

Do it again, and again, and again, and again.  It can seem monotonous at times but keep going, keep pushing yourself.  If you want to achieve your dreams and goals, make sure you repeat the tasks needed and check in.  Will it seem boring at times, yes, but keep going.  Mix it up and change it up a little bit to keep life interesting but always keep your goals in mind and complete the tasks needed to get closer to them.  Just like a bodybuilder who wants to bulk up, rep, rep, rep.  

There will be days that you want to give up and slow down.  Don’t fret and don’t stress over it.  Everyone feels that way at some point, and usually multiple times!  But what set’s the successful people apart from others, they didn’t let those days stop them.  They kept pushing ahead, and did what they needed to get closer to their goal.  

Rep, Rep, Rep.  Again, Again, Again.  Keep pushing, you will get closer to your dreams, so keep pushing!

Make some goals, then go after them today!

Goals, Goals, Goals.  We have all heard this before but how many of us actually follow the advice of setting them?  Even more, how many set the goals but never look at them again and let them fall by the wayside.  Don’t let this happen to you!  Decide on a goal that will push you but not be impossible.  Once you write them down, write down 1-3 small tasks you could do daily to help you achieve your goal.  Put both the written goal and 1-3 small tasks in a place you will see often and go after it.  Check into those small tasks daily and ensure that you complete them.  Small tasks each day will lead you to big results in the end.  So write your goals, make the tasks, check in, and own it!

What is your WHY?

 Why do you want to be successful?  Why do you want to get ahead in life?  Why are you reading this? (To help you find the answer hopefully!) Why is a small word but can have a profound impact on your life.  If you can reveal and understand your why for doing something, you be much more successful attaining it.  Whether your hope is to get fit, join a team, have a better relationship with your loved one, earn more, etc.  Whatever you want to become better in, discover the reason why you want to be better at it.  What’s the driving force?  When you know what it is, write it down and put it someplace you see often to be a visual reminder.  Remember that your why isn’t a goal, it’s the reason why you set that goal.  So sit down, think, and discover your WHY.  Write it down, put it in a place you will see it daily, and get closer to your dreams!