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

Where do good ideas come from..

This is an extraction from http://sethgodin.typepad.com

Where do ideas come from?

1. Ideas don't come from watching television
2. Ideas sometimes come from listening to a lecture
3. Ideas often come while reading a book
4. Good ideas come from bad ideas, but only if there are enough of them
5. Ideas hate conference rooms, particularly conference rooms where there is a history of criticism, personal attacks or boredom
6. Ideas occur when dissimilar universes collide
7. Ideas often strive to meet expectations. If people expect them to appear, they do
8. Ideas fear experts, but they adore beginner's mind. A little awareness is a good thing
9. Ideas come in spurts, until you get frightened. Willie Nelson wrote three of his biggest hits in one week
10. Ideas come from trouble
11. Ideas come from our ego, and they do their best when they're generous and selfless
12. Ideas come from nature
13. Sometimes ideas come from fear (usually in movies) but often they come from confidence
14. Useful ideas come from being awake, alert enough to actually notice
15. Though sometimes ideas sneak in when we're asleep and too numb to be afraid
16. Ideas come out of the corner of the eye, or in the shower, when we're not trying
17. Mediocre ideas enjoy copying what happens to be working right this minute
18. Bigger ideas leapfrog the mediocre ones
19. Ideas don't need a passport, and often cross borders (of all kinds) with impunity
20. An idea must come from somewhere, because if it merely stays where it is and doesn't join us here, it's hidden. And hidden ideas don't ship, have no influence, no intersection with the market. They die, alone.