LEADERSHIP QUOTE:

"Focus is the art of knowing what to ignore." James Clear

A LITTLE BIT DEEPER:

We're talking about FOCUS this month.

I woke up this morning, saw this quote from Bruce Lee, and found it to be a a great challenge for today and all the tasks I have in front of me, but it's also a great reminder that being focused will help me navigate the chaos and the lists of things I have before me today.

I don't know what your day looks like today, but I'm having to make constant decisions about what I'm going to allocate time and energy towards. I realize that it's not just a "busy season", but this is my life!

There is really good stuff to get done, and I have to manage my life to the best of my abilities in order to get it all done!

FOCUS.

The definition of focus is simple:

"A point of concentration; directed attention; emphasis"

I want to encourage you today to spend some time thinking about what optimal focus looks like In your life. Maybe start by answering these questions:

• When I feel fully focused, it makes me feel.......

• When I struggle with distraction, I can re-focus by......

• When others thing I'm not focused, my typical response is....

I've found that being FOCUSED is a really personal thing and it looks different for everyone.

What do you see other people do that helps them focus better?

LEADERSHIP QUOTE:

"Focus is the art of knowing what to ignore." James Clear

A LITTLE BIT DEEPER:

Happy New Year to you!

I took a couple of weeks off of writing this weekly post, and now I'm back.

Someone asked me recently why I write this weekly post. Here was my response...

"I write because I constantly want to challenge myself to think, to process, and to grow. This weekly journal is an act of discipline in my life where I want to push myself to pause for a little bit and contemplate a thought, an idea, a quote, a theme. I began sharing this with you years after I began doing it for myself. If you find this helpful, wonderful! If you don't, that's fine too! I started sending this to a small leadership community I was involved with for years called Leader Mundial. It was a way to connect weekly with them (you) and encourage you to always be thinking! The list has grown beyond that Community now. I write because it's a way for me to process together. I don't write because I have the answers or am an expert.

I welcome the many comments, questions, suggestions and resources that you send me regularly."

This year, I'm working to write less content, pose more questions, and to keep this weekly appointment at a 10 minute or less pause in your day.

What regular rhythms do you have in your life/work life that feed you, challenge you, encourage you on a regular basis?

LEADERSHIP QUOTE:

"If it's a priority you'll find a way. If it isn't, you'll find an excuse." Jim Rohn

A LITTLE BIT DEEPER:

This is my last post for this 2024 year, and I'll close with this simple thought on priorities that kinds of wraps it all up.

Jim Rohn says it so well that you'd can't argue with it....priorities are what you focus on to accomplish. Everything else is extra.

It's easy to get tired of excuses, but the reality is that the excuse is simply helping to defining the priority.

Think about your current priorities:

• Do you find yourself constantly thinking about them?

• Do you make time to work on them in your schedule?

• Do you feel pressure to focus and accomplish them?

• Is it hard to turn your brain off and think about something else?

Yes, priorities can be obsessive. That's why it's a priority.

In fact, the definition of priority is this:

"A thing that is regarded as more important than another"

Stop making excuses for having priorities. This is a good thing. You just need to learn how to communicate them to those around you.