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8 Tips for Finding Focus and Nixing Distractions
Matthew Toren
Do you find yourself getting to the end of the day
and wondering where the time went?
Maybe you started out prepared to accomplish some
very specific tasks,
but somehow you just didn't get to them. Putting out
fires and dealing with lesser issues
can pull people away from longer-term goals.
But if that happens every day, chances are you won't
be in business much longer.
Here are eight ways to prevent letting distractions damage your
productivity:
1. Make and post a list:
There's no point in making a list if it ends up
under all of your unopened mail at the end of the day. Post it right where you
will see it every time you look up, answer the phone or turn
to your computer. By keeping it within your field of
sight you can also keep it top-of-mind.
2. Shut your door:
I know this seems like the opposite of good
management practice.
Aren't you supposed to be available to employees
when they have a problem?
Well, if you aren't focusing on your business they
will definitely have a problem –
- finding another job. Right now as an entrepreneur
it's company first, employees second.
And maybe if they can't reach you they will take
some initiative and solve their own problems.
3. Stand up when someone comes into your office:
This means that your visitor can't sit down and most
people will get tired of standing
and leave when their business with you is done. If
someone is particularly long-winded despite standing, come around your desk and
walk them out the door and down the hall.
Then excuse yourself and head back to your office.
4. Limit outside attention grabbers:
How often do you check email, Facebook, your
cellphone? Do you take your own calls
or leave that to a front-office person? Can
potential suppliers get instant access to you
when they walk in your office door? Every one of
these is pulling you away from
your main business. Schedule specific times to
address these outside issues
so that you have uninterrupted time to do your real
job.
5. Get to the bottom of procrastination:
Putting something critical off may be a matter of
emotion rather than distractions.
Are you afraid that you don't have the skills to
accomplish something important to your business? Do you feel that you don't
have enough information to do a good job?
Are you nervous about the next step after your
current project?
Really spend time with a pencil and paper looking at
the reasons why
you aren't tackling something and then figure out
how to fix them.
6. Take small bites:
This is anti-procrastination advice but it's true
whenever you have a hectic work day
and don't seem to get to those large projects. If
you get started, you can accomplish more
than you think with an extra 15-20 minutes every now
and then throughout the day.
Don't wait for large blocks of time to get started
or you may never get to it.
7. Clear your desk:
If you're ready to dive into a large project, clear
your work area of other smaller duties.
It's so easy to catch sight of something that will
only take a couple of minutes
and stop working on the big stuff to address the
little things.
Don't let visual distractions cost you important
focused time.
8. Just do it:
Close your door, turn off your phone, clear your
desk and get started.
Put a sign outside your office door with something
like, "If it's not bleeding, burning or quitting,
tell me tomorrow." If you remove all excuses
and distractions, you may actually accomplish
some of your main business goals even sooner than
you expect.
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