6 STEPS To Stay FOCUSED & PRODUCTIVE (Even On Boring Things) | Rob Dial
Channel: The Mindset Mentor Podcast
Date: 2020-11-04

We live in a world where it’s really hard for us to stay focused because everything is at our fingertips. 

Distraction is something that we’ve created by training ourselves daily. As we wake up, we’re distracted by our phone, the news, our kids and we stay in this state throughout our entire day. 

But the same way that we’ve trained ourselves to be distracted, we can also untrain ourselves and I’ve got 7 keys to help you do just that: 

Wake up and spend 5 minutes making a to-do list. 
Make a massive list of things that you want to get done, even if you know that you’re probably not going to get through most of it, and then circle the 3 most important things. I like to write these 3 things down and keep them in my back pocket throughout the day so that I can be reminded. 

It doesn’t matter how many things you get done, what matters is the importance of the tasks, and how you’re prioritizing them. 

Eat the frog first. 
Conquer the number one thing that you need to do first. It’s probably not going to be something you want to do, but psychologically, when you’ve got that thing out of the way it makes the rest of your day so much easier. It’s also a win first thing in the morning so you’ll feel more accomplished and productive. 

Set your intention for the day. 
Figure out what your daily mission is every day. 
People have a problem saying yes to things that they don’t need to. When you have a daily mission, then it allows you to focus on that and make choices based on that mission. 

Make fewer decisions. 
Decision making takes up so much energy and that means you’re not showing up 100% in the day. 
How can you set up your life to make fewer decisions and spend more time executing instead of thinking?

Turn off your notifications. 
People are addicted to their notifications. The only way I get a notification is if you call me. I’ve turned off notifications on all devices so that it doesn’t distract me and I can get to them when it’s time. How can you get rid of all notifications? 

Listen to binaural beats. 
People are less likely to walk up to you if you’re wearing headphones, you don’t hear other conversations and therefore you create a bubble for yourself. I like binaural beats because it helps me focus, but you can choose any music just as long as it doesn’t have any lyrics. 

Work out for 15 minutes. 
Researchers found that people who worked out 15 minutes before completing a talk, completed that task faster because their brain and bodies had already produced the chemicals of actions. If you’re having a slow day set aside just 15 minutes to get your body into action which will switch your brain into action mode.

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