You have probably heard the idea that if you have too many priorities, you have no priorities. You can say the same about your goals. You will find it difficult to focus on anything if you are trying to focus on many things. If you limit and define your goals, you will be better able […]
Assessing your actions helps you improve your focus (Part 3 of the Focus series)
Assess After some mulling and thoughtful consideration, you came up with your big picture. You may not know how you’re getting there, but you know what you want. At this point, your focus is already so much better! Rather than sit down and push papers around at work, you’re going to work with purpose because […]
How do you stay focused on your goals? Your big picture is your why.
The Big Picture Are you seeking a way to stay focused on your goals? Why are you reading this? What are you hoping for? These questions may seem silly but take some time to reread and think about them. Again. And again. You’ve stayed focused on this series of posts for a […]
Did you forget what you started to work on 20 minutes ago? Goals help you focus.
Does the following scenario sound the least bit familiar to you? You’re working on a project, and you get distracted. Maybe it is your kids. It could be your phone. Maybe it is your fur baby. You brush off this distraction as a one-time deal, and you keep working. Minutes later, you’re distracted again. […]
How Chunking Your Time Makes You More Productive
Many students may be aware of the concept of chunking time, but, in my experience at least, few are familiar with the idea and few understand how chunking time can make someone more productive. Chunking time means that a task is being assigned to a designated short segment of time. That task, and only that […]
Why reading the instructions carefully before starting your college assignments is important.
Reading the instructions is a good study skill that can help you improve your grades!!! When you read instructions, you can get better grades because you have a better idea of what you need to do!!!! As adults, I suspect many of you have told co-workers, employees, or even family members to “Read the […]