Today's topic is How To Be Focused In Life
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In today's audio Jim Rohn talks with us about how to be focused in life, and why it's so important.
How to Stay Focused: Train Your Brain
Our brains are finely attuned to distraction, so today's digital environment makes it especially hard to focus. “Distractions signal that something has changed,” says David Rock, co-founder of the NeuroLeadership Institute and author of Your Brain at Work (HarperCollins, 2009). “A distraction is an alert says, ‘Orient your attention here now; this could be dangerous.'” The brain's reaction is automatic and virtually unstoppable.
While multitasking is an important skill, it also has a downside. “It reduces our intelligence, literally dropping our IQ,” Rock says. “We make mistakes, miss subtle cues, fly off the handle when we shouldn't, or spell things wrong.”
Most people focus best in the morning or late at night, and Rock's studies show that 90 percent of people do their best thinking outside the office. Notice where and when you focus best, then allocate your toughest tasks for those moments.
Practice concentration by turning off all distractions and committing your attention to a single task. Start small, maybe five minutes per day, and work up to larger chunks of time. If you find your mind wandering, just return to the task at hand. “It’s just like getting fit,” Rock says. “You have to build the muscle to be focused.”
Six More Ways to Focus on What's Important in Your Life
1. Determine what things you value the most about your life.
2. Decide what commitments are most important to you.
3. Assess the way you use your time.
4. Get rid of clutter in every area of your life.
5. Spend more time with the people that matter to you.
6. Make time to be alone.
Thought For Today:
Let all communication systems serve you but don't let them intrude. Click To Tweet
Here are 4 strategies on how to stay focused during the crazy busy times at work. @AmyVetterCPA https://t.co/6LnE8Rp37Q
— Inc. (@Inc) October 21, 2018
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Episode #300 Release Date:
Wednesday, October 31, 2018
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For more than 40 years, Jim Rohn honed his craft like a skilled artist helping people the world over sculpt life strategies that expanded their imagination of what is possible.
Those who had the privilege of hearing him speak can attest to the elegance and common sense of his material. It is no coincidence, then, that he is still widely regarded as one of the most influential thinkers of our time, and thought of by many as a national treasure.
He authored countless books and audio and video programs and helped motivate and shape an entire generation of personal-development trainers and hundreds of executives from America’s top corporations.
Jim focused on the fundamentals of human behavior that most affect personal and business performance. His is the standard to which those who seek to teach and inspire others are compared. He possessed the unique ability to bring extraordinary insights into ordinary principles and events, and the combination of his substance and style still captures the imagination of those who hear or read his words.
