Today we are going to talk about 11 Guidelines for Increasing the Power of Focus. If asked, what is the one defining quality that sets great leaders apart from their wannabe counterparts, it would have to be their ability to maintain focus on the important issues. For the majority of us, the power to focus on one task at a time and see it through to completion is not an innate gift. Focus is a learned response, so if we want to achieve the professional, personal and social goals we imagine, we have to first learn how to focus on what we want. We now live in a frenetic, activity-filled, multi-tasking, instant gratification society, so it is easy to get lost in the distractions that bombard us from every angle. How many times have you found yourself on the phone talking to a client, while reading your emails, hitting the “Reply” button and then typing out a response? Where is your focus while you are completing a number of individual tasks at the same time? Focus requires that we learn to differentiate between the “urgent” and the “important” tasks. The power of focus lies in your ability to distinguish the urgent from the important; and concentrate your energy on the important. We discuss 11 guidelines to help re-direct your focus and prioritize getting the important things done first. Staying focused requires effort and determination, but like any project we want to achieve, perfect practice makes perfect!

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