FOCUS

I just started a new book called "The Power of Focus," by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, and Les Hewitt. So far, the book is great.

Do you ever stop and really think about where your focus is? From the time you wake up in the morning to the time you lay your head on your pillow, you are focusing on something or someone. It's unrealistic to think that all of your thoughts can be positive or that you can stay totally focused and never get distracted each day. However, you can do your best to focus on what is most important to you. You can train yourself develop productive habits that keep you in line with what you are striving to achieve.

I developed a new personal policy that helps me immensely with my focus. When I am working on activities for my profession, I only allow emergencies to take me away from completing what I am working on at the time. Not only does that put the necessary action into getting my tasks completed, it also sends a message to others that I won't tolerate interruptions during my work time. After all, there are times when they don't want to be disturbed, and their time is no more important to them than my time is important to me.