5 Strategies for Staying Focused

This morning, I enjoyed another great breakthrough session over at Mom Masterminds, and today’s topic was about staying focused – which is often a challenge for me. I always have lots of things I want to accomplish on any given day, and sometimes I bounce from task to task without really completing anything.

But a few weeks ago, I put together a plan of action for myself, so I could get more accomplished. Here are my strategies:

1. Eliminate distractions – identify what tends to pull you away from the task at hand and set aside another time for that activity.

2. Have a game plan – start your day off with a well-planned To-Do List. See more about this in my next post.

3. Stop multitasking – focus on one activity at a time to be more productive. When we multitask, we are dividing our attention between tasks, not giving either task full attention. It’s like playing both sides of the net in tennis.

4. Schedule similar activities together – plan to do similar tasks one right after the other. For instance, pick one day a week to do all of your writing activities, like blog posts, articles, business correspondence, etc. That way, you only have to get into the writing mindset once each week instead of moving in and out of it.

5. Keep your goal a top priority – if you don’t place high importance on your goal, then you will find yourself drifting to other activities.

When you start implementing these strategies, you’ll find that you are more productive and less exhausted at the end of the day.

Related posts:

1. Stop Multitasking and Start Getting More Done
2. Turn Procrastination Into Productivity