LOSING OUR FOCUS
By Ashley Huisman
New Century Press, Rock Rapids, IA
Graphic Designer
Welcome to November and all the busyness that comes along with this time of year. Preparing for the changes in the weather, gearing up for the holidays and family events, maybe putting together those holiday publications or getting in touch with your costumers about what they want to do/spend for the rest of the year are just a few.
When all the deadlines build up at once, it can make us feel very overwhelmed and scatterbrained. There are so many tasks to get done, to think about, to plan, to schedule that I often feel like I can never get caught up and/or never complete that one task that keeps gnawing at me.
A book on audible recently caught my attention and after reading the reviews it seemed like something I should listen to right now. With all the chaos of the holidays and the end of the year tasks, you may also feel like you’re losing your focus. A couple things resonated with me that I wanted to share.
The first concept the author points out is what we THINK we are going to accomplish and what we DO accomplish are two separate things. Your thoughts can go in a million directions but the thing that matters is what we actually do. So if you are thinking you can’t accomplish your laundry list of tasks, start by doing. A little here, a little there. I have found success with setting timers for tasks, an hour on one task, 20 minutes on another, then 40 minutes focusing on another task can get you a lot further than trying to simultaneously make progress on everything. Just do something! Doing is progress!
When the struggle is real. Sometimes we feel so overwhelmed with work that we have all but given up. Our negative thoughts on that one big project or that one failed sale lets negativity seep into our whole life. We now feel like we can’t make progress at all.
It may be time to embrace the “I got this” mentality. However, that’s easier said than done. When things get to be too much, step back and see the whole picture. Take time to think about all the things you’ve already accomplished this week, this year, this whole life, and everything that has gotten you to where you are today. Chances are whatever struggles you are facing now, you have probably faced in the past and made it through to the other side. You’ve got this!
As we go into this busy season, what is your focus? Have you lost it in the midst of the chaos? Are you putting off that big project or is thinking about all of your tasks at once overwhelming you?
It can be easy to allow our thoughts take approach on what we need to accomplish. But I encourage you to:
Ashley
New Century Press, Rock Rapids, IA
Graphic Designer
Welcome to November and all the busyness that comes along with this time of year. Preparing for the changes in the weather, gearing up for the holidays and family events, maybe putting together those holiday publications or getting in touch with your costumers about what they want to do/spend for the rest of the year are just a few.
When all the deadlines build up at once, it can make us feel very overwhelmed and scatterbrained. There are so many tasks to get done, to think about, to plan, to schedule that I often feel like I can never get caught up and/or never complete that one task that keeps gnawing at me.
A book on audible recently caught my attention and after reading the reviews it seemed like something I should listen to right now. With all the chaos of the holidays and the end of the year tasks, you may also feel like you’re losing your focus. A couple things resonated with me that I wanted to share.
The first concept the author points out is what we THINK we are going to accomplish and what we DO accomplish are two separate things. Your thoughts can go in a million directions but the thing that matters is what we actually do. So if you are thinking you can’t accomplish your laundry list of tasks, start by doing. A little here, a little there. I have found success with setting timers for tasks, an hour on one task, 20 minutes on another, then 40 minutes focusing on another task can get you a lot further than trying to simultaneously make progress on everything. Just do something! Doing is progress!
When the struggle is real. Sometimes we feel so overwhelmed with work that we have all but given up. Our negative thoughts on that one big project or that one failed sale lets negativity seep into our whole life. We now feel like we can’t make progress at all.
It may be time to embrace the “I got this” mentality. However, that’s easier said than done. When things get to be too much, step back and see the whole picture. Take time to think about all the things you’ve already accomplished this week, this year, this whole life, and everything that has gotten you to where you are today. Chances are whatever struggles you are facing now, you have probably faced in the past and made it through to the other side. You’ve got this!
As we go into this busy season, what is your focus? Have you lost it in the midst of the chaos? Are you putting off that big project or is thinking about all of your tasks at once overwhelming you?
It can be easy to allow our thoughts take approach on what we need to accomplish. But I encourage you to:
- Take a step back.
- Think of all the tasks you’ve already accomplished.
- Put your thoughts to action and just DO the thing!
Ashley