Do you feel like you’re busy all the time and that the days are getting shorter? Are you constantly overwhelmed and can’t seem to quite make your deadlines? Is the amount of time you’re able to concentrate diminishing?
If you answered yes, you’re lacking the mental focus that is what’s holding you back from achieving your full potential.
In fact, according to a Harvard study, we spend about 47% wandering our mind
Do you feel like you’re busy all the time and that the days are getting shorter? Are you constantly overwhelmed and can’t seem to quite make your deadlines? Is the amount of time you’re able to concentrate diminishing?
If you answered yes, you’re lacking mental focus which is holding you back from your full potential.
In fact, according to a Harvard study, we spend about 47% wandering our mind.[1]
wandering mind
Learning to improve your focus is how you break free from the never-ending cycle. You’re not always going to be able to be 100% focused but learning how to focus will help you meet your goals and enable you to conquer any task.
Below you’ll learn how to focus so you can train your brain and know exactly what needs to get done.
Let’s get started.
1. Identify Your Purpose
It’s going to be difficult to maintain mental focus when your mind, body and soul are not in line with your purpose. Every day can seem like it’s on repeat and filled with dread. When your heart isn’t in it, you aren’t able to hit a flow state and maintain concentration for long periods of time.
Consider that your lack of passion that may be causing you to lose focus throughout the day. If this sounds like you, it might be time to contemplate taking a new direction in life.
Finding a new path in life can be scary. But, the payoff of facing your fears is being able to focus more for longer periods while being able to spend time on what you love. Try new things, spend time focusing on yourself, and find out what makes your clock tick.
One of the best ways to discover your drive and purpose is to use the ‘5 Whys ‘. This form of self-questioning will help you get to the core of what you want out of life.
It works like this…
Let’s say your initial want is to “make more money.”
Why do you want to make more money? “To invest into my business.”
Why do you want a big house? “Because it’s been one of my dreams to achieve”
Why is owning a business something you want to achieve? “Because one day I want to have a family and provide a stable legacy for them.”
Why is that? “Because I believe that providing the best opportunities to your family is a main part of being a provider.”
Can you now see the difference between the initial want and the true purpose at the end? In this example, you thought you wanted more money; but what you truly want is to have your own legacy. While making more money and achieving your dream you can do that and leaving that legacy behind for your family are key elements too.
