fo·cus (noun): directed attention : emphasis; direction sense; a state or condition permitting clear perception or understanding
fo·cus (verb): to cause to be concentrated
My word for 2021 is FOCUS. I chose this word because I have a lot of fantastic things rolling around in my mind that need to get out. I chose this word because I have things I want to take off of my To-Do lists and accomplish . . . finally. I chose this word because I have a tendency to multi-task, oftentimes unsuccessfully, and can get distracted easily.
FOCUS requires that I need to act differently, or in active-speak, I want to act differently. So, what am I going to do differently?
- Daily To-Do and Don’t-Do lists
- Prioritizing activities from most important to least important to do that day
- Overuse my calendar by scheduling activities, i.e., setting aside time to do things, including down time
- Do one activity at a time (no multi-tasking)
- Write my daily accomplishments/successes on my calendar
- Take a day off to rest
Okay now…game on!
What is your word for 2021?
I feel you. I do you my calendars but I have multiple and they need to be consolidated. I try to do that now taking my personal calendar and incorporating it with professional and vice-versa or else I will have double booked.
LOL! I put personal & biz items on one calendar but I have 2 calendar systems – one on my paper and one on my phone. BUT, if I don’t put something on my phone calendar which will beep, I miss it! I think the trick about staying focussed is realizing when you have drifted away and then going back to focus. I don’t think we can do it constantly 24/7/365.