I Find It Difficult Concentrating

Aniblow,

I've encountered this issue in the past. Here's what has helped me the most:

1. Go into my e-mail box and unsubscribe from every e-mail list I can find.

2. As new e-mails come in, unsubscribe.

3. Every night, write out a list of tasks in order of priority for the next day.

4. Get up and head straight away toward task #1.

5. Continue on through my task list.

6. Avoid the temptation to check e-mail, Facebook, Warrior Forum or any other "distracting" web site.

7. At the end of the day, take an inventory of what was completed.

8. Create a "new list" for the following day.

These are probably what you have in mind already...

Another thing I like to do is reward my self for getting tasks accomplished... It could be something as simple as watching a movie on Netflix... or even an ice cream cone...

What can I say? I'm a "big" kid.

I would also look for an "Accountability Partner" to keep you on track and encourage you.

I hope you found some of this helpful.

All The Best,

Rich Beck BCIP, MCSD, MCIS

I ask myself if what I am doing at that moment is a revenue making activity and in line with my end goal. If not I put it down, shut it off, click "close" and get back on track. To reward my self discipline I schedule a time at night were I will do time-sucking distracting things but only for the 45 minutes that are set aside for it.
I suppose the first step is realizing you lose concentration at time and then practice disciplined action to retrain your habit into a positive.

RichBeck, Thank you for your help. Yes, like you said, I do some of those except take a proper inventory at the end of the day and re-make my list for the new day. All your tips seem very helpful and worth trying. I'll give them a go. Thanx!

The first 3 things. Dont look at your email. Second thing turn the phone off. Find a list building sale funnel and work on it for 1 week then advertise it.

3 things that help me focus:

1. Download an app that blocks websites on your computer. There are free ones that let you block any sites for a set amount of time. Not being able to check email, facebook, youtube, etc will force you to get down to work.

2. Switch up the environment that you work in if possible. Either work some place else like the library or the park or something, or rearrange your work space so that it looks much different. Familiarity can kill productivity because your mind gets trapped in a routine cycle.

3. Make a daily to do list of at least 3 small things that you are going to get done. Make them easy to complete. You will find that when you check the tasks off your list every day, you get a burst of motivation that makes you want to do more. You will start wanting to add more to your list and your productivity will increase over time.