How to Focus and Be Effective

The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus. ~Bruce Lee

Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand. The sun's rays do not burn until brought to a focus. ~Alexander Graham Bell

To focus is to pay attention to one thing at the exclusion of all others. To focus is to be more effective and more productive.

1. Focus on what you want: Your dreams and aspirations are what you want in life. Turn what you have conceived in your mind into goals. Make a plan and work on it with energy and focus.

2. 80/20 rule: Be productive and focus on 20% of the activities that produce 80% of the output.

3. Be positive: When your mind is focused, your thinking is positive. When your thoughts are positive, you act and behave confidently and get the results that you want.

Live life to the fullest, and focus on the positive. ~Matt Cameron

4. Do more of what is working: Continue to focus and work on the right things that produce the desired results.

5. One task at a time: To focus is to avoid multitasking. Your mind can only focus on one thing at a time. Keep changing from one task to another is tiring for the mind and affecting the quality of your work. You are also prone to errors.

6. Change for the better: The most important thing is to focus on positive changes. While you are still working on what’s working. It is also good to focus on making changes and making it works better.

If you focus on results, you will never change. If you focus on change, you will get results. ~Jack Dixon

7. Mindful: To be in the present is to be mindful. To be mindful is to stay focused. When you are focused, you get things done in less time; you are more productive. To stay in the present is also to enjoy what you do. It means to be engaged in the process.

Good performance is about the capacity to focus and concentrate. ~Betty Buckley