Focus Guidelines at a Glance

The Focus Guidelines at a Glance

Here is a list of the guidelines. For an explanation of each guidelines visit Focus Guidelines at GettingResults.com.

Apply concentrated effort.
Ask yourself, “What are you rushing through for?”
Batch and focus.
Bite off what you can chew.
Carry the good forward.
Change your focus.
Choose one project or one thing to focus on.
Clear away external distractions.
Clear away internal distractions.
Create routines to help you focus.
Delay gratification.
Direct your attention with skill.
Do less, focus more.
Don’t chase every interesting idea.
Enjoy the journey and the destination.
Find a way to refocus.
Find the best time to do your routine tasks.
Finish what you started.
Focus in batches.
Focus on what you control and let the rest go.
Give it the time and attention it deserves.
Have a place to dump distractions.
Hold a clear picture in your mind of what you want to accomplish.
Have a time and place for things.
Keep it simple.
Keep your energy up.
Know the tests for success.
Know what’s on your plate.
Know your personal patterns.
Know your priorities.
Learn to say no – to yourself and others.
Limit your starts and stops.
Limit your task switching.
Link it to good feelings.
Make it easy to pick back where you left off.
Make it relentless.
Make it work, then make it right.
Master your mindset.
Multi-Task with skill.
Music everywhere.
Narrow your focus.
Pair up.
Pick up where you left off.
Put the focus on something bigger than yourself – for the greater good.
Reduce friction.
Reduce open work.
Reward yourself along the way.
See it, do it.
Set a time frame for focus.
Set hard deadline goals.
Set time limits.
Set quantity limits.
Shelve things you aren’t actively working on.
Single-Task.
Start with why.
Stop starting new projects.
Take breaks.
Take care of the basics
Use lists to avoid getting overwhelmed or overloaded.
Use mantras and one-liner reminders.
Use metaphors.
Use milestones for checkpoints and progress.
Use mini-goals.
Use reminders and visual cues.
Use the Rule of Three
Write down your goals.
Write down your steps.
Write down your tasks.
Write down your thoughts.

I don't own the copyright of the above and this is something I received via email and felt its always nice to share.

@ksheriffdeen

S T A Y

A nurse took the tired, anxious serviceman to the bedside.
"Your son is here," she said to the old man.
She had to repeat the words several times before the patient's eyes opened.

Heavily sedated because of the pain of his heart attack, he dimly saw the young uniformed Marine standing outside the oxygen tent..

He reached out his hand.

The Marine wrapped his toughened fingers around the old man's limp ones, squeezing a message of love and encouragement.

The nurse brought a chair so that the Marine could sit beside the bed.

All through the night the young Marine sat there in the poorly lighted ward, holding the old man's hand and offering him words of love and strength.

Occasionally, the nurse suggested that the Marine move away and rest awhile.

He refused.

Whenever the nurse came into the ward, the Marine was oblivious of her and of the night noises of the hospital - the clanking of the oxygen tank, the laughter of the night staff members exchanging greetings, the cries and moans of the other patients...

Now and then, she heard him say a few gentle words.

The dying man said nothing, only held tightly to his son all through the night.

Along towards dawn, the old man died.

The Marine released the now lifeless hand he had been holding and went to tell the nurse.

While she did what she had to do, he waited.

Finally, she returned.

She started to offer words of sympathy, but the Marine interrupted her.

"Who was that man?" he asked.

The nurse was startled, "He was your father," she answered.

"No, he wasn't," the Marine replied. "I never saw him before in my life..."

"Then why didn't you say something when I took you to him?"

"I knew right away there had been a mistake, but I also knew he needed his son, and his son just wasn't here. When I realized that he was too sick to tell whether or not I was his son, knowing how much he needed me, I stayed. I came here tonight to find a Mr. William Grey. His son was killed in Iraq today, and I was sent to inform him. What was this gentleman's name?

The nurse with tears in her eyes answered, "Mr. William Grey..."

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