Even casual research will reveal that some of your work-weeks are great while a few others obstinately hold you back and do not allow you to make the right efforts to achieve the targets you have set. The reasons for those bad workweeks may be several, the prominent being you may be succumbing to temptations or distractions. Distractions or temptations are so powerful that they may derail all your plans. If you are an employee, such bad workweeks may turn out to be unfortunate blots in your career. If you are an entrepreneur, such trends may result in the loss of sales of the products you offer or the services you render. In this context, you may wish to know how you can ensure quality workweeks consistently. Let us know.
1. Be honest to yourself.
You cannot just keep hoping for a resurrection of your focus without having the courage or honesty to accept the mistakes you commit. In fact, being courageous and honest to admit your lapses is the foremost step that can help you in regaining your focus. Remember that temptations or distractions are not snakes in the grass and hence, are never invisible. So, eliminating them from your journey need not be a complex process though it may not be easy. Most importantly, it is not necessary that you must feel like a pariah just because of these lapses. In fact, you have the company of several gullible people.
2. Create productivity routines.
For understanding this step, you should look at the methods of professional athletes. You will be surprised to see that they practice, practice, and keep practicing even when no competition is round the corner. Competitions are pressure situations. Thanks to their incessant and consistent practice even during non-pressure situations, these professional athletes do not feel the pressure when they take part in competitions, You have to emulate these athletes and make sure your productivity routines become your second nature.
3. Identify those hours when your productivity level is optimal.
Every human being is different. The productivity level of some people is at its peak during morning hours. A few people are nocturnal birds and their output will be excellent during nights. You must identify your "top-notch" hours and use them without getting distracted even a bit so that you can boost your productivity to its optimum level.
4. Put in place these two routines.
Every evening, you should make it a point not only to revisit your goals but to think through the hurdles you are likely to face the next day. If you think that this end-of-day routine will just help you map your to-do tasks, you are wrong. It is much more than that. In fact, you are tuning your mind to "success." This will eliminate stress because you already have a blueprint to handle the hurdles that may come your way.
You may say that your days are chaotic and hence, you may not be able to incorporate this routine within your day's tasks. But you cannot afford to overlook the fact that if you do not take this step, you may very soon lose sight of your goals. You may even get frustrated owing to the hurdles you encounter along your journey. On the other hand, if you take this step, you will always remain focused on your goals. This means "weeds" such as distractions and temptations will not corrupt your mind and weaken your motivation.
The second routine you should put in place before you retire for bed is to prepare another list. This is not just another to-do list. "Excitement List" is the right name for this. This should consist of all those things that are likely to excite you while carrying out your tasks the following day. This will energize your mind so well that when you wake up the next morning, you will be enthusiasm-personified. You should not leave even trivial things that are likely to cause excitement and bring happiness to you. The best benefit of this step is that you will be able to complete your tasks quickly and efficiently thanks to your enthusiasm.
Follow these winning formulae to the hilt and very soon, you will see the results.
