Friday, January 8, 2010

Maintaining Focus

I just wrapped up reading Donald Trump's Think Big & Kick Ass!
While this book has very little that is new information, it does provide the contents in an easy to read, straight forward, no nonsense manner that everyone can enjoy and learn from.  If you have already learned these, are you implementing them?  Daily?  Weekly?  Once a Year?

I found the most important topic that Mr. Trump discusses is focusIt takes just a little more effort than an ordinary person gives to make yourself extra-ordinary.  How do you do that?  Maintaining focus on your goals and tasks will lead you to success.

According to Donald Trump, comedian Tim Allen's 3 lists to maintain focus,includes:
  1. Lifetime Goals
  2. Annual Tasks to Reach Lifetime Goals
  3. Daily Tasks to Reach Lifetime Goals
So how do you maintain discipline to stay focused to reach those goals?  The daily tasks that you have should be motivating you to get up in the morning and achieve some progress in your quest to reach the goals.

Many times our goals are big, and when looked at as one big goal, can seem impossible.  Or it may seem possible, but takes so long that you lose focus and therefore quit before you complete your goal.  The trick is to break down your goal into easily achievable tasks that give you daily or weekly success, thereby motivating you to continue on your quest.

Next time:  How to break down your goal into easily achievable tasks.

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