"Focus" by Dianne Adams Wisdom Words Sauble Beach

Our minds never stop.  We keep thinking and thinking and worrying and figuring things out over and over again.  You wake up in the middle of the night wondering if you finished this, or unplugged that or how to find more time to relax in your life.  The list goes on and on until we suffer from burnout.  I sometimes wonder did our parents have so much on their minds that they woke themselves up from a deep sleep.  I don’t think so or perhaps I am wrong.  Perhaps they did and we just didn’t see it!

I have found lately that I need to focus more in my life and I have come up with a few tips to help that happen.

• Sit down and write a “focus” list.  Some people may call this a “to-do” list but I find there is more impact when you use the word focus as it trains your mind to think differently.  In my experience we will always have something “to do” so when we “focus” it brings our attention to the tasks at hand.

• Pick something at the beginning that is easy to accomplish.  If you start your “focus” list with something so big and overwhelming you might just set yourself up for failure if you don’t accomplish it.  Sure it might be a game we play in our heads but that’s ok we are getting it done.

• Celebrate your accomplishments.  We will always have something we want to accomplish so when we have completed our task celebrate it in some way.  It doesn’t have to be big (but it can be if you want it to be).  It can be as simple as going for a walk down the road or going for an ice cream.  You did it and your worth the time!

• Don’t beat yourself up if you sway off course.  Go back to your “focus” list and visualize it done.

• When you wake up in the middle of the night worrying about what you have to do “focus” your attention on the outcome of the task and know that you will accomplish it in the future.  No sense losing sleep over it. 

• Be proud of yourself that you took the time to prepare your “focus” list and know it will all get done. 

“Focus” and give it a try.  By the way, I am so proud of you!

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