Staying Focused

The most common tip I've come across in my years of organizing is stay focused. This in itself is one of the hardest things for approximately 50 to 60 percent of our population to manage. Therefore, many ideas have been devised to help people focus. Here's one of my favorites:

Look around your home or office. Make two lists. The first is what NEEDS to be done and the second is what you WANT to be done. Obviously, the items on the NEEDS list will be the first things you tackle. Taking your personality into account, decide what task you think you could finish or almost finish in 5 minutes. Set your timer and begin. When the timer goes off, finish the last bit or stop completely and take a break. If you feel good and would like to continue, go for it! Set the timer for another five minutes. See if you can at least accomplish one or two tasks in the two five-minute periods. Usually, the majority of those who try this do more than they'd expected. Now sit back, relax for a minute or two and feel good about what you have accomplished!

If you did this every day for a week, just think about how much you could and would tackle!!!

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Bio: Susie Glennan is the President of The Busy Woman, Inc. - DBA: The Busy Woman's Daily Planner®. She has been featured in Smart Money Magazine, The Washington Post, and others. Her products have been featured in Real Simple and Parenting Magazines, CBS Early Show, San Antonio Living Show and many more!

Susie has been happily married since 1982. She is mom to 3, Homeschool Teacher, Toastmaster, Speaker and is Author of numerous articles that have been published in magazines, across the web and at www.thebusywoman.com