Master 3 Levels of Focus to Achieve Your Goals

I like to think of focus as having three distinct levels. Skill in all three areas can allow you to become extremely effective. Deficiency in just one can be quite detrimental.

 

The 3 levels of focus are:

 

In today’s technology age, focusing on a task has become increasingly more difficult. Cell phones, emails, text messages and tweets are major distractions that can destroy momentum. Time management experts might classify these interruptions as things that are seemingly urgent, but unimportant. For some reason, we all feel the urge to take calls and reply to messages as they come in.

 

Most people are very capable of focusing on a specific task once they get started on it. The biggest problem is sticking to it without distraction.

 

To overcome this, turn off your phone and avoid your email. Block off periods of time where you can work on your immediate project without interruption. If it helps you to listen to music or a TV in the background, that’s fine. You’ll be amazed at how much you can achieve.

 

To achieve most goals, you must have a singular vision. Set a clear goal and create a defined plan for achieving it.

 

Many entrepreneurs have so many responsibilities, and are pulled in so many directions, that it’s difficult to stay on track. Plus, there are many temptations that lure entrepreneurs into non-core projects.

 

It’s up to you to be disciplined. Stick to the plan. Yes, it’s OK to brainstorm on crazy ideas for achieving your goals, but you must always remain true to the overall vision.

 

This is an area of focus that people don’t often consider. Struggling with the other types of focus might slow you down by making you less efficient, but your emotional focus can break your business.

 

It is imperative that you maintain the enthusiasm and attitude necessary to achieve your goals. Building a business is damn hard work, and it can be trying at times. You will be tested monthly, weekly and even daily. Your full commitment to your business is the key to its survival and prosperity.

 

I recently took a half-day for personal time to reflect and rejuvenate. I find that doing this from time-to-time allows me to appreciate the big picture and maintain my emotional focus.

 

Amid the chaos of running a business, take a step back to assess your focus on all three levels. If you can master your focus, your goals will become easier to see.

This was my favorite article so far!!!  As I am currently dealing with such issues!  Thanks

Dan:

Thankyou for sharing this article with me. You are exactly right in what you say here with the focuss of the three areas are of prime importance. My problem is, and always has been, that I take on to many projects and can't finish any of them. Perhaps it is because I am a "Gemeni" as some people say. The point is though, one has to know his own main weaknesses and then look for ways to correct the problem. I have found that it is good to table certain questions in a group of piers or from a neutral source where my business isn't a life or death matter to the neutral individual who has the capacity to judge or recommend positive suggestions to correct the problem that can look in from the outside and not be affected by any decision being made, such as you are.

Regards,

Larry Maurer

A very thoughtful article.  I can see how emotional focus could be overlooked by many.  General focus is obvious, but people seem to forget that too!