Owning Our Attention

There’s a lot of messaging…

About saving money…

Controlling our Time…

Focusing our Energy…

But we can’t overlook the importance…

Of owning our Attention.

Our attention is what move us forward…

When our attention strays…

We lose ground on reaching our goals.

Now…

We can never fully prevent our attention from straying…

But there are strategies we can employ…

To help keep our attention where it belongs:

• Prioritizing: Which tasks are the most important? Which project will yield the greatest benefit today?
• Calendar Blocking: If you have trouble with organizing the day, calendar blocking can help add structure and keep every task in its proper place.
• Breaking Down Tasks: If there is a large project that might take two hours to get done, break it down into four thirty-minute projects.
• Taking Breaks: In-between those thirty-minute projects, get up from your workstation and walk/stretch for five minutes. Or go outside and get some natural light.
• Limit Distractions: Is our workspace free from distractions? Can we…