This document is from a book about developing single-minded focus. It discusses the importance of focus and committing to the process of improving focus. Focus helps with goal clarity, efficiency, and avoiding distractions. To develop focus, it is important to first take a step back to understand the big picture before narrowing in on specific, smaller steps. Committing to the process is also key, as developing focus takes gradual improvement over time rather than instant perfection. The document provides tips for making the process simple and enjoyable through lowering expectations and celebrating small, measurable changes.
This document discusses the importance of developing single-minded focus. It emphasizes narrowing your focus onto small, achievable steps that lead to your overall goals. Committing to the process of improving focus through gradual changes is key. Maintaining enthusiasm and making focus a priority can help you stay on track.
Focus on solutions rather than problems when facing difficulties. Look for opportunities to learn and grow within challenges. Maintain a positive mental attitude by envisioning your ideal future and taking steps towards it instead of dwelling on setbacks or blame. Successful people problem-solve by concentrating on answers rather than issues.
This document describes a problem definition tool to help clarify priorities and focus on critical issues. The tool involves working through a worksheet individually or in a team to examine a problem from multiple angles. It structures the analysis of a problem in a way that efficiently compares issues and looks at deeper underlying problems rather than surface symptoms. Using the tool with stakeholders can provide different perspectives and lead to reframing problems in a manner that offers clues for effective solutions.
The document provides prompts to help define a challenge or problem, understand the real needs, and imagine what the solution would look like with the problem solved. It asks the reader to describe an idea that addresses the defined challenge and explains how the idea would achieve its goals.
This document outlines a creative problem solving workshop. It discusses defining creative problem solving, common mental blocks to creativity, ways to be more creative, and the creative problem solving process. The process involves stating the problem, gathering facts, restating the problem, identifying alternative solutions, evaluating alternatives, implementing a decision, and evaluating results. Specific creative problem solving tools covered include brainstorming, mind mapping, and multivoting. The overall purpose is to develop awareness and skills for creatively solving problems.
The document discusses the concept of persuasive design, which is about influencing choices without coercion. It explains that designers can subtly influence behavior through small details and by understanding human psychology. Specifically, it describes how people tend to discount future rewards and benefits, are swayed more by immediate needs and emotions, and have biases that can be addressed through design, such as by making positive behaviors the default choice or easy option. The overall goal of persuasive design is to automate behavior change for the better by addressing human tendencies and biases.
This document discusses the Thinking Hats technique for structured group discussions. It describes how Thinking Hats allows a discussion to consider different viewpoints by assigning each participant a role or "hat" such as logical, factual, cautious, emotional, or out of the box. Participants discuss an issue from the perspective of their assigned hat. This structures the conversation and avoids open debates, instead creating a meaningful discussion that considers all angles of an issue. The document provides instructions for how to implement Thinking Hats in a group.
This document discusses the importance of developing single-minded focus. It emphasizes narrowing your focus onto small, achievable steps that lead to your overall goals. Committing to the process of improving focus through gradual changes is key. Maintaining enthusiasm and making focus a priority can help you stay on track.
Focus on solutions rather than problems when facing difficulties. Look for opportunities to learn and grow within challenges. Maintain a positive mental attitude by envisioning your ideal future and taking steps towards it instead of dwelling on setbacks or blame. Successful people problem-solve by concentrating on answers rather than issues.
This document describes a problem definition tool to help clarify priorities and focus on critical issues. The tool involves working through a worksheet individually or in a team to examine a problem from multiple angles. It structures the analysis of a problem in a way that efficiently compares issues and looks at deeper underlying problems rather than surface symptoms. Using the tool with stakeholders can provide different perspectives and lead to reframing problems in a manner that offers clues for effective solutions.
The document provides prompts to help define a challenge or problem, understand the real needs, and imagine what the solution would look like with the problem solved. It asks the reader to describe an idea that addresses the defined challenge and explains how the idea would achieve its goals.
This document outlines a creative problem solving workshop. It discusses defining creative problem solving, common mental blocks to creativity, ways to be more creative, and the creative problem solving process. The process involves stating the problem, gathering facts, restating the problem, identifying alternative solutions, evaluating alternatives, implementing a decision, and evaluating results. Specific creative problem solving tools covered include brainstorming, mind mapping, and multivoting. The overall purpose is to develop awareness and skills for creatively solving problems.
The document discusses the concept of persuasive design, which is about influencing choices without coercion. It explains that designers can subtly influence behavior through small details and by understanding human psychology. Specifically, it describes how people tend to discount future rewards and benefits, are swayed more by immediate needs and emotions, and have biases that can be addressed through design, such as by making positive behaviors the default choice or easy option. The overall goal of persuasive design is to automate behavior change for the better by addressing human tendencies and biases.
This document discusses the Thinking Hats technique for structured group discussions. It describes how Thinking Hats allows a discussion to consider different viewpoints by assigning each participant a role or "hat" such as logical, factual, cautious, emotional, or out of the box. Participants discuss an issue from the perspective of their assigned hat. This structures the conversation and avoids open debates, instead creating a meaningful discussion that considers all angles of an issue. The document provides instructions for how to implement Thinking Hats in a group.
Everyone has an insight, a voice that comes from within ones soul. This is
the voice responsible in influencing and directing us throughout our life.
That voice is constantly telling us “Get up right now! Take charge of your
life and manifest your destiny”.
It involves transforming yourself and taking charge of your life. If you stay
stagnant then life will not happen for you. You might never experience the
true potential of yourself. Life is not only about the style of living, sleeping,
eating, working and traveling but to explore, experiment, observe,
thoughtful processes and taking risks towards change.
Inversion is a thinking technique that involves considering the opposite of your goal in order to identify potential challenges, errors, and roadblocks. By inverting your perspective, you can develop plans to prevent failures from occurring. The document provides examples of how inversion can be applied to productivity and decluttering by asking questions like "what could cause this project to fail?" or "how can I decrease my focus?" to gain insights on interruptions to eliminate or items to keep rather than discard.
Whose Page Is It Anyway?: Creating a content workflow that serves the audienceMalaika Carpenter
Malaika Carpenter presents strategies for aligning a company's content workflow with its target audience's goals. She recommends conducting research to understand audience needs, such as interviewing user-facing team members and gathering customer data. Teams should then workshop the user experience together, mapping out user journeys and identifying opportunities to better serve audiences. Key insights from this research should be documented and connected to daily work, such as through status updates and refined surveys, to keep the audience perspective central to a company's products and communications. The goal is to understand audiences rather than make assumptions and continuously ensure work is providing value for users.
Intuit Immersion Workbook: Design with Emotion Intuit Inc.
Designing with emotion: a field workbook from Intuit. Immersion is about using emotional design to create awesome customer experiences. The workbook includes
an overview of Design for Delight (D4D), a message from Intuit President and CEO Brad Smith, and immersion activities to complete.
Design for Delight - Innovation OverviewStephen Gay
This document discusses design for delight and its principles and methods. It begins by explaining that design for delight is the number one driver of new customer purchases for Intuit products and promotes word of mouth. It then outlines three core principles: know customers better than they know themselves, generate lots of ideas to find the best ones, and test ideas with customers through experiments. Finally, it describes six methods used in design for delight: empathy maps, problem statements, brainstorming, 2x2 frameworks, storyboards, and visioning.
From Intuit's Design for Delight (D4D) resource center on Intuit Labs: The Visioning Tool.
Use this to help evaluate your ideas and narrow down your focus.
This document provides guidelines for facilitating productive brainstorming sessions. It discusses preparing for the session by understanding the brief and objectives. During the session, the facilitator should manage the pace and energy, starting with warm-up techniques to generate ideas before encouraging group ideation. Various brainstorming techniques are described, such as round robin, starbursting, and role storming to help participants approach the problem from different perspectives and build on each other's ideas. The document emphasizes setting guidelines and rules to ensure a safe and creative environment.
Scaling questions can be used in solution-focused therapy to help clients assess progress. The therapist first explains a scale from 1-10 and has the client rate their current status. They then have the client describe what is better already and earlier successes to build a platform for further progress. From there, the therapist helps the client envision higher positions on the scale and identify small, achievable steps toward continued improvement. Scales can focus on success, motivation, confidence, or independence. Solution-focused scaling questions keep clients focused on change and empower them to generate their own solutions.
Michelle Bakajac of Bakjac Consulting introduces personal and workplace resilience and how it can benefit you. Activate your teams potential with Bakjac Consulting
Grantmakers in Health - Human Centered DesignAmy Seng
This document summarizes a presentation about using human-centered design for health funders. It discusses how human-centered design looks outward to understand user needs rather than focusing inward. The presentation covers 6 principles of human-centered design: see and experience, dimension and diagram, question and reframe, imagine and model, test and shape, and pitch and commit. Examples of applying these principles to medication errors and food deserts are provided. The document also discusses prototyping ideas through storyboards and early versions to get feedback.
1) The document discusses tips for mentors to help mentees develop goals and plans for their future. It emphasizes the importance of goal setting for providing direction and motivation.
2) It provides the SMART framework for setting goals - goals should be specific, measurable, attainable, rewarding, and timely. Mentors should help mentees break down goals into categories and visualize their future.
3) Potential challenges like self-sabotage are addressed. Mentors are advised to be patient and encourage mentees as they learn to think about and plan for their future through the goal setting process.
This document summarizes a lesson presented by Miss Covane and Miss Masehle on creative thinking and problem solving. The lesson aims to define creative thinking and problem solving, list the problem solving steps, differentiate problem solving techniques using a graph, and analyze the advantages of creative problem solving in business. As a class activity, students will answer questions to submit to a peer for assessment, covering defining creative thinking and problem solving, elaborating on problem solving steps with examples, differentiating problem solving techniques with a graph, and identifying two advantages of creative problem solving for business.
How to make a plan for getting the insights you need. A step-by-step workbook.
A downloadable version can be obtained here:
http://www.customercrossroads.com/PainlessInsight/PainlessInsight22F09.pdf
From Intuit's Design for Delight (D4D) resource center on Intuit Labs: the NEXT Tool.
Use this tool when you have a clear, customer-backed vision but still want to experiment with different ideas that ladder up to your established vision.
If you cannot remain focused on your goals, you will lose momentum and fail to make the progress you desire. This soon leads to a loss of confidence and motivation.
The creative problem solving pack powerpointpositivespirit
This document provides guidance on using a 3C model for creative problem solving with individuals or teams. The 3C model focuses on Clarity, Creativity, and Concrete Results. It outlines the stages of the process: defining the challenge, establishing clarity on the desired results, generating options for achieving results, evaluating options, developing additional creative solutions if needed, and creating an action plan. The document provides templates for working through each stage of the process individually or with a team. The goal is to help people tackle challenges in a structured yet flexible way to find breakthrough solutions.
Developed by Brent Hodgins of Mirren and Laura Maness of Havas for The Mirren New Business Conference. This presentation looks at how to get to bigger ideas for your clients and new business pitches, when time is tight.
www.NewBusinessConference.com
To be a successful creative entrepreneur, one must think without limits, focus on the future, capture ideas through writing, remove clutter, and take action. Specifically, the document recommends being an "unlimited thinker" without boundaries, envisioning solutions in the future, carrying a notebook to write down any ideas, keeping a tidy office to free the mind, and periodically reviewing ideas to act on potential opportunities. It also stresses that becoming an entrepreneur requires patience, dedication, and faith to overcome challenges as a beginner.
This document provides guidance for trainers on conducting occupational safety and health training. It discusses important logistical planning considerations for training, including reserving the training location and date, determining the best day and time for the session, scheduling off-site training at least two months in advance, coordinating any catering needs, and selecting the appropriate training format based on the subject matter. Effective logistical planning is crucial to ensure a successful training session. The document emphasizes booking the training location and date as far in advance as possible to avoid scheduling conflicts.
This document is an OSHAcademy study guide for their course on hazard identification and control. It provides an introduction to the course and outlines its objectives. It describes the basic concepts of workplace hazards, categories of hazards, and methods for identifying hazards, including inspections, interviews, reviewing documents and job hazard analyses. It also discusses analyzing the workplace in more depth through techniques like change analysis, process hazard analysis, and phase hazard analysis to identify hazards beyond initial identification. The goal is to help students successfully complete the course quizzes and final exam to learn about recognizing and addressing hazards in the workplace.
Everyone has an insight, a voice that comes from within ones soul. This is
the voice responsible in influencing and directing us throughout our life.
That voice is constantly telling us “Get up right now! Take charge of your
life and manifest your destiny”.
It involves transforming yourself and taking charge of your life. If you stay
stagnant then life will not happen for you. You might never experience the
true potential of yourself. Life is not only about the style of living, sleeping,
eating, working and traveling but to explore, experiment, observe,
thoughtful processes and taking risks towards change.
Inversion is a thinking technique that involves considering the opposite of your goal in order to identify potential challenges, errors, and roadblocks. By inverting your perspective, you can develop plans to prevent failures from occurring. The document provides examples of how inversion can be applied to productivity and decluttering by asking questions like "what could cause this project to fail?" or "how can I decrease my focus?" to gain insights on interruptions to eliminate or items to keep rather than discard.
Whose Page Is It Anyway?: Creating a content workflow that serves the audienceMalaika Carpenter
Malaika Carpenter presents strategies for aligning a company's content workflow with its target audience's goals. She recommends conducting research to understand audience needs, such as interviewing user-facing team members and gathering customer data. Teams should then workshop the user experience together, mapping out user journeys and identifying opportunities to better serve audiences. Key insights from this research should be documented and connected to daily work, such as through status updates and refined surveys, to keep the audience perspective central to a company's products and communications. The goal is to understand audiences rather than make assumptions and continuously ensure work is providing value for users.
Intuit Immersion Workbook: Design with Emotion Intuit Inc.
Designing with emotion: a field workbook from Intuit. Immersion is about using emotional design to create awesome customer experiences. The workbook includes
an overview of Design for Delight (D4D), a message from Intuit President and CEO Brad Smith, and immersion activities to complete.
Design for Delight - Innovation OverviewStephen Gay
This document discusses design for delight and its principles and methods. It begins by explaining that design for delight is the number one driver of new customer purchases for Intuit products and promotes word of mouth. It then outlines three core principles: know customers better than they know themselves, generate lots of ideas to find the best ones, and test ideas with customers through experiments. Finally, it describes six methods used in design for delight: empathy maps, problem statements, brainstorming, 2x2 frameworks, storyboards, and visioning.
From Intuit's Design for Delight (D4D) resource center on Intuit Labs: The Visioning Tool.
Use this to help evaluate your ideas and narrow down your focus.
This document provides guidelines for facilitating productive brainstorming sessions. It discusses preparing for the session by understanding the brief and objectives. During the session, the facilitator should manage the pace and energy, starting with warm-up techniques to generate ideas before encouraging group ideation. Various brainstorming techniques are described, such as round robin, starbursting, and role storming to help participants approach the problem from different perspectives and build on each other's ideas. The document emphasizes setting guidelines and rules to ensure a safe and creative environment.
Scaling questions can be used in solution-focused therapy to help clients assess progress. The therapist first explains a scale from 1-10 and has the client rate their current status. They then have the client describe what is better already and earlier successes to build a platform for further progress. From there, the therapist helps the client envision higher positions on the scale and identify small, achievable steps toward continued improvement. Scales can focus on success, motivation, confidence, or independence. Solution-focused scaling questions keep clients focused on change and empower them to generate their own solutions.
Michelle Bakajac of Bakjac Consulting introduces personal and workplace resilience and how it can benefit you. Activate your teams potential with Bakjac Consulting
Grantmakers in Health - Human Centered DesignAmy Seng
This document summarizes a presentation about using human-centered design for health funders. It discusses how human-centered design looks outward to understand user needs rather than focusing inward. The presentation covers 6 principles of human-centered design: see and experience, dimension and diagram, question and reframe, imagine and model, test and shape, and pitch and commit. Examples of applying these principles to medication errors and food deserts are provided. The document also discusses prototyping ideas through storyboards and early versions to get feedback.
1) The document discusses tips for mentors to help mentees develop goals and plans for their future. It emphasizes the importance of goal setting for providing direction and motivation.
2) It provides the SMART framework for setting goals - goals should be specific, measurable, attainable, rewarding, and timely. Mentors should help mentees break down goals into categories and visualize their future.
3) Potential challenges like self-sabotage are addressed. Mentors are advised to be patient and encourage mentees as they learn to think about and plan for their future through the goal setting process.
This document summarizes a lesson presented by Miss Covane and Miss Masehle on creative thinking and problem solving. The lesson aims to define creative thinking and problem solving, list the problem solving steps, differentiate problem solving techniques using a graph, and analyze the advantages of creative problem solving in business. As a class activity, students will answer questions to submit to a peer for assessment, covering defining creative thinking and problem solving, elaborating on problem solving steps with examples, differentiating problem solving techniques with a graph, and identifying two advantages of creative problem solving for business.
How to make a plan for getting the insights you need. A step-by-step workbook.
A downloadable version can be obtained here:
http://www.customercrossroads.com/PainlessInsight/PainlessInsight22F09.pdf
From Intuit's Design for Delight (D4D) resource center on Intuit Labs: the NEXT Tool.
Use this tool when you have a clear, customer-backed vision but still want to experiment with different ideas that ladder up to your established vision.
If you cannot remain focused on your goals, you will lose momentum and fail to make the progress you desire. This soon leads to a loss of confidence and motivation.
The creative problem solving pack powerpointpositivespirit
This document provides guidance on using a 3C model for creative problem solving with individuals or teams. The 3C model focuses on Clarity, Creativity, and Concrete Results. It outlines the stages of the process: defining the challenge, establishing clarity on the desired results, generating options for achieving results, evaluating options, developing additional creative solutions if needed, and creating an action plan. The document provides templates for working through each stage of the process individually or with a team. The goal is to help people tackle challenges in a structured yet flexible way to find breakthrough solutions.
Developed by Brent Hodgins of Mirren and Laura Maness of Havas for The Mirren New Business Conference. This presentation looks at how to get to bigger ideas for your clients and new business pitches, when time is tight.
www.NewBusinessConference.com
To be a successful creative entrepreneur, one must think without limits, focus on the future, capture ideas through writing, remove clutter, and take action. Specifically, the document recommends being an "unlimited thinker" without boundaries, envisioning solutions in the future, carrying a notebook to write down any ideas, keeping a tidy office to free the mind, and periodically reviewing ideas to act on potential opportunities. It also stresses that becoming an entrepreneur requires patience, dedication, and faith to overcome challenges as a beginner.
This document provides guidance for trainers on conducting occupational safety and health training. It discusses important logistical planning considerations for training, including reserving the training location and date, determining the best day and time for the session, scheduling off-site training at least two months in advance, coordinating any catering needs, and selecting the appropriate training format based on the subject matter. Effective logistical planning is crucial to ensure a successful training session. The document emphasizes booking the training location and date as far in advance as possible to avoid scheduling conflicts.
This document is an OSHAcademy study guide for their course on hazard identification and control. It provides an introduction to the course and outlines its objectives. It describes the basic concepts of workplace hazards, categories of hazards, and methods for identifying hazards, including inspections, interviews, reviewing documents and job hazard analyses. It also discusses analyzing the workplace in more depth through techniques like change analysis, process hazard analysis, and phase hazard analysis to identify hazards beyond initial identification. The goal is to help students successfully complete the course quizzes and final exam to learn about recognizing and addressing hazards in the workplace.
This document provides an overview of OSHA's general requirements for personal protective equipment (PPE). It discusses the different categories of PPE, when and where PPE is required, who pays for PPE, PPE design requirements, and what should not be worn. It also covers conducting hazard assessments to determine appropriate PPE and training employees on proper PPE use. The goal is to help employers and employees understand OSHA's PPE standards and requirements to protect workers from workplace hazards.
This document is a study guide for OSHAcademy Course 736 on process safety management (PSM). It provides an introduction to PSM and is divided into 8 modules that cover topics like why PSM was implemented, how the standard applies, developing process safety information, process hazard analysis, operating procedures, employee participation, contractors, and mechanical integrity and hot work permits. The goal of the study guide is to help users successfully complete the course by reviewing each module and answering embedded quiz questions to test their understanding.
This document discusses occupational safety and health training. It explains that safety education can come from personal experience, formal classroom training, and on-the-job training. Effective safety education must explain why safe procedures are important. There are natural consequences from unsafe actions and system consequences imposed by others. Most common training is "how to" technical safety instruction using lectures. Training programs aim to develop professionals and evaluate delivery and management. Accepted practices criteria include facilities, directors, instructors, materials, students, ratios, assessment, certification, and record keeping. Trainers perform roles like evaluator, facilitator, and analyst. Evaluation ensures learning and job performance improvement. Programs are managed and processes, facilities, staff, and results are quality controlled
This chapter provides background on the Bhutto family's ancestral home of Sindh province in Pakistan. It describes Sindh as a harsh land dominated by feudal landlords and brutal feudal systems that oppressed tenant farmers. The Bhutto clan originated in this environment and context of Sindh's history, which involved conquest and settlement by various foreign groups, creating a racially diverse population over centuries. The chapter establishes the Bhuttos as part of the local elite and landed gentry that ruled over poor tenant farmers in the Larkana district of Sindh province for generations.
The document discusses various permit requirements for construction work at the Kansas City Plant, including:
- Hot Work Permits issued by the KCP Fire Department
- High Hazard Construction Safe Work Permits, Aisle Impairment Permits, and Utility Location & Excavation Permits issued by Construction Management Associates
- Penetration Checklist replaces the class 2 penetration permit and allows contractors to locate utilities and rebar for penetrations up to 4 inches deep
- Permits are required for tasks that will block life safety aisles/exits either partially or totally, with partial blockages requiring a permit if they last more than 2 hours
1. The document discusses Pakistan's foreign policy and alliances from the 1960s. It analyzes Pakistan's shifting relations with major world powers like the US, China, and India under President Ayub Khan.
2. Ayub Khan initially aligned Pakistan closely with the US, but later sought to develop relations with China and others, angering the US. The US then pressured Pakistan to improve ties with India instead in order to undermine Pakistan's relations with China.
3. At Tashkent in 1966, Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire with India despite being in a stronger position, losing strategic gains. This was seen as making unnecessary sacrifices to restore relations with the US, which did not improve as hoped
This document discusses conducting a job hazard analysis to identify uncontrolled hazards and reduce risks. It recommends getting employee input on hazards and unsafe behaviors. Sources to check for hazards include safety data sheets, accident reports, and inspection records. High risk jobs and behaviors include working at heights, manual handling, operating equipment, and working alone or in isolated areas. The analysis should consider probability and severity of risks. The job hazard analysis format includes basic job steps, identified hazards, and preventive measures. The goals are to identify what can go wrong, consequences, contributing factors, and likelihood of hazards occurring. Tips provided include writing safe procedures, hiring professionals, and taking a team approach.
This document provides information on accident investigation and prevention. It begins with an introduction of Yawar Hassan Khan as a certified HSE professional. It then defines an accident and common accident types. The document discusses theories on accident causation and emphasizes a systems approach. It outlines responsibilities and procedures for accident investigation including securing the scene, interviews, analyzing the sequence of events and causes. Recommendations are made to correct hazardous conditions. The goal is prevention, not fault-finding. Interview techniques and analyzing accident factors, hazardous conditions, unsafe behaviors and system weaknesses are covered. The report format includes background, description, findings, recommendations and summary. Feedback is welcomed.
This document provides an overview of improving oneself for a more successful life. It discusses defining happiness and success, setting goals, managing stress, and developing qualities like sincerity and humility. The chapters cover motivation, goal setting, differentiating between goals and values, stress management, and 20 qualities of successful people like focus, courtesy, and charity. The overall message is on developing a positive mindset and making changes to achieve one's full potential.
The document discusses goal setting and provides guidance on creating SMART goals. It explains that goals keep you focused, motivated, and help track your progress. Goals should be specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, and timely. The document provides examples and tips for writing short, medium, and long term SMART goals in various areas like career and finances. It emphasizes visualizing your goals, putting them in writing, setting deadlines, getting support, and evaluating your progress.
This document provides guidance on setting SMART goals to help achieve your objectives. It discusses the importance of being clear on what you want to achieve and why. It recommends breaking large goals down into smaller, more manageable steps. Key aspects covered include identifying clear action steps to make progress, anticipating potential obstacles, and developing strategies to overcome challenges. The overall message is that properly defining goals and creating a plan is essential for goal attainment.
How many incomplete goals do you currently have on your agenda? If you’re anything like the vast majority of us, then chances are that you have hundreds of projects that you started and never completed, countless goals that you told your friends but never saw through and all kinds of dreams that seem to be getting less and less likely to come to fruition.
And it’s for this reason, that you may find people roll their eyes when you tell them your ‘next big project’. When you start a new training program to lose weight and everyone – including you – knows that you’re likely to have lost interest by month two.
Or when you talk about the app you intend to make, the website, or the business project. Or when you talk about that dream trip to Japan…
This is the way of things for many of us. We work incredibly hard at things we don’t feel passionately about just to put food on the table but when it comes to fulfilling our dreams, we are remarkably ineffective.
It’s time to change all that and to start making those goals happen. But how can you turn it all around?
This document discusses motivational coaching and how it can help people achieve their goals and overcome challenges. Motivational coaching involves helping clients identify their core issues, understand their true motivations, develop new perspectives, and envision a life filled with motivation. Coaches work with individuals and organizations to boost confidence and overcome anxiety or pressure during difficult times like financial uncertainty. Setting clear goals and accountability, taking consistent action even when unmotivated, and using motivational videos can help people stay inspired to achieve objectives that may take longer than expected and overcome feelings of being stuck.
Self motivation is important for achieving goals independently without relying on others. Some key reasons for developing self motivation include dealing with difficulties alone, achieving ambitions, and having courage despite setbacks. The document provides tips for cultivating self motivation such as setting goals, committing to goals, taking action, and regularly measuring performance. It also discusses the importance of purpose, passion, and persistence in driving self motivation. Developing ideas is presented as a way to stay self motivated by following steps like setting a goal, generating ideas, planning actions, and facing challenges. Additional tips include not worrying over mistakes and getting outside one's comfort zone.
You cannot always rely on others to encourage you.You must rely on your own motivation to get you through. Lack of self motivation at that time could lead to depression and failure.
This document provides guidance on conducting self-inquiry to gain insights into one's values, interests, skills, personality, and experiences in order to make informed career decisions. It outlines exercises to inventory values, skills, interests and personality traits. It encourages reflecting on past experiences and influences on decisions to discern patterns. Self-inquiry is presented as an ongoing process to revisit over one's career as one grows, with benefits including well-informed decisions and effectively communicating one's strengths.
The document discusses the importance of having a strong belief in oneself and one's abilities. It explains that if a person does not believe they deserve success, they will not be able to achieve it. Several tips are provided on developing self-trust, including facing fears and doubts, and believing in one's natural gifts. The power of belief, or faith, is described as the most powerful force, and that outcomes are determined by one's beliefs about what can or cannot be achieved.
This is the story of every individual who is or has been a part of a
proactive workforce. It is the story of every employee, manager, and
leader who started with one motive - To learn and grow. More importantly,
it’s the personal story of every individual who’s waiting for that one
opportunity to make it big.
Go Get It! Your Guide to Finding Purpose, Setting Goals and Maintaining SuccessKarl Bimshas Consulting
This document provides guidance on finding purpose and setting goals. It encourages the reader to reassess their current goals and life situation, renew their desires, and repair broken things. It also discusses responding positively to life events rather than reacting, and provides a brief story about different responses to a snake bite that represents how people respond to challenges. The document promotes taking action on goals, noticing if it's working, and trying something different if it's not working. It suggests visualizing success and asking reflective questions to maintain a positive mindset.
The document provides tips for improving determination by setting clear and specific goals. It recommends completing a "best possible future self" exercise to envision success, then developing goals in different life areas and breaking them down into smaller, time-bound steps. Key tips include eliminating negative self-talk, learning from obstacles, using visualization techniques, creating a vision board, rewarding progress, and taking breaks to re-energize motivation.
The document provides time management quotes and information on setting SMART goals. It defines each element of a SMART goal - specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, and timely. Some key points summarized:
You have the same number of hours each day as famous and successful people. Don't say you don't have enough time for your goals.
SMART goals help you focus your efforts and clearly define what you want to achieve. Goals should be specific, with clear actions, reasons, and methods. They must also be measurable, attainable, realistic, and have a set timeframe. Setting achievable, concrete goals keeps you motivated to progress toward
Mel feller, mpa, mhr, asks about your passionMel Feller
Mel Feller, MPA, MHR, Asks About Your Passion.
Mel is the President/Founder of Mel Feller Seminars with Coaching for Success 360, Inc. and Mel Feller Coaching. Mel Feller maintains offices in Texas and in Utah.
The dictionary definition of passion is, “a strong or extravagant fondness, enthusiasm, or desire for anything.” Why do people start their own businesses? Is it for money, for freedom – from corporate structure or otherwise, power? What would you want to do it if you did not need to work? Some people might answer that they would want to lie on a beach or watch television, all day that might not pay you! However, is it possible to do something you would want to do whether or not you were making money – and actually make money? Of course – but if it were that easy, everyone would be doing it.
I have always suggested you should do what you love, but I had not followed my own advice sometimes. Why is it so important to pursue what is important to you? Here is what I have learned since deciding to focus on my passion:
This document provides tips to improve and maintain motivation. It discusses three major reasons people lack motivation: lack of confidence, lack of focus, and lack of direction. It then provides 101 tips to improve motivation, including setting goals, determining steps to reach goals, devoting a plan, improving skills, being persistent, writing goals down, specifying rewards and completion dates, avoiding negativity, keeping motivators visible, tracking progress, helping others, and taking breaks. The overall document aims to educate readers on how to stay motivated by providing strategies and specific actions they can take.
This document discusses how to stay focused on achieving your goals. It states that many people lose focus because they lack self-control or are too busy, but the real reason is often that they set a goal without a clear plan. It recommends setting a solid intention for your goal to stay on course. Some tips for staying focused include getting clear on what achieving the goal means, breaking large goals into smaller intentions, and having a plan to avoid losing focus due to confusion. Maintaining focus through clear intentions and planning is key to accomplishing your goals.
CS113 Unit 7 Reading page 1
Reading
There are four items to complete in this reading area:
1. Reading
2. Challenge Activity
3. Powerful Words for a Powerful Vocabulary
4. Successories
I. Reading: Why Set Goals?
Why set goals? Having a clear direction for your future and a picture of what you plan to do is
extremely important for maintaining a positive attitude. Having clear goals is a key to creating and
maintaining a positive mindset even when “things get tough.”
Qualities of Goals
In order for goals to be useful, they need to have the following qualities:
The goals that you set for yourself must be based on your values and beliefs.
No one else can choose goals for you. Others can make suggestions, but you must "own" your
goals for them to be useful.
You must decide what you want to achieve.
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Goal Setting and Planning
In this unit, you will be focusing on goal setting and planning. In order to set realistic goals for yourself, you must first have a clear
understanding of what is important to you.
You will also begin planning ahead for your Unit 8 project by setting up an interview with a professional in your chosen field.
Goal Setting
In Unit 7 you investigate the power of setting goals. You seek to recognize the importance of goal setting and actually apply this
S.M.A.R.T. concept to your Unit 7 interview with completion and submission of your project in Unit 8. Goal setting will assist you and
motivate you to reach for success.
Why is Goal Setting Important?
Imagine you decide to build a house. You do not bother with setting any goals for its completion. Wow. What a mess. Imagine you want
to be a doctor when you grow up, but never thought you needed to take a science class in high school, or did not even plan on going to
college.
Goals motivate us.
Goals stimulate your creativity. You use one of the best creative words possible — you visualize. When you engage in visualization,
you are on the top step of Bloom’s Revised Taxonomy. You are fully engaged in critical thinking. Without goals, you will not achieve that
visualization.
Goals guide you.
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Goals are set to lead you as you move from beginning to end. They carry you along your way.
Goals inspire you.
Goals help you to recognize that you are the creator of your own stories. You can achieve anything that you want to achieve with the
inspiration you will get from goal setting. You will take things one step at a time and with each step you feel the power of completion.
Goals challenge you.
If not for the challenge involved in accomplishing a goal, you would not get past the first step. Goals do not have to be extremely hard to
reach, and they should not be too simple either, as there is no challenge in that. You reach when you set goals. You want that object,
job, or future that.
This document provides background on the author Chakar Ali Junejo's family and their roots in Sindh, Pakistan. It discusses how his ancestors originally migrated from Rajputana (modern Rajasthan in India) and settled in Sindh, developing agricultural land. It focuses particularly on the author's uncle, Jan Muhammad Junejo, who was educated in England and became one of the first Sindhi Muslims to become a barrister-at-law. Jan Muhammad played an active role in the Khilafat Movement and Hijrat Campaign in the early 20th century, leading hundreds of migrants to Kabul, Afghanistan in protest against British rule in India. The author's involvement in politics can be traced back to
This document is the foreword and acknowledgements section of a book titled "Zulfikar Ali Bhutto: Recollections and Remembrances". The foreword provides background on the book, which contains recollections and memories from people who knew Zulfikar Ali Bhutto in various capacities. It discusses how Bhutto left an indelible mark on history and different people saw him in different lights. The acknowledgements section thanks those who helped compile the book by collecting material, editing contributions and preparing the manuscript for printing.
This document is an introduction to a book titled "Zulfikar Ali Bhutto - Politics of Charisma" which contains messages, articles, and writings about former Pakistani Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. The introduction provides an overview of the book's three parts: 1) Messages from Benazir Bhutto and others on Bhutto's death anniversaries, 2) Articles from scholars and intellectuals about Bhutto's life and legacy, 3) Bhutto's own writing titled "If I am assassinated." The introduction frames Bhutto as a charismatic leader who transcended death and grew in stature, with his politics of charisma shaping how he is remembered over time.
This document provides a summary of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto's accomplishments as the leader of Pakistan in the aftermath of its defeat in the 1971 war and the loss of East Pakistan. It describes how Bhutto took charge of a demoralized and unstable nation in crisis and worked to restore stability and self-confidence. Through ambitious political, economic, and social reforms, he established the foundations for the new state of Pakistan and saved it from total ruin. However, he faced significant opposition from entrenched feudal interests and reactionary forces attempting to undermine his progressive agenda. Despite immense challenges, the document credits Bhutto with successfully guiding Pakistan towards democracy, social justice, and economic prosperity through his leadership and vision.
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, the President of Pakistan, addressed a large public meeting in Karachi to discuss whether Pakistan should recognize Bangladesh. While some in the crowd reacted negatively to the idea, Bhutto said he would not recognize Bangladesh without the consent of the Pakistani people. He warned that not recognizing Bangladesh could increase costs and hurt the economy due to debt payments, but ultimately left the decision up to the people and their elected representatives. Bhutto also noted that other countries were pressuring Pakistan to recognize Bangladesh in order to facilitate the return of prisoners of war.
This document is a table of contents for speeches and statements made by Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, the President of Pakistan, between October 1, 1972 and December 31, 1972. It lists 105 individual speeches, statements, messages, addresses and interviews given by Bhutto during that time period covering various occasions and addressing different audiences and leaders. The topics ranged from congratulatory and condolence messages to other heads of state, to addresses given to students, workers, military personnel and citizens in different parts of Pakistan.
This document discusses the controversy surrounding the death of former Pakistani Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. There is debate around whether Bhutto was tortured and killed before his official hanging on April 4, 1979, as ordered by then military ruler General Zia-ul-Haq. Reports from journalists and eyewitnesses at the time stated that Bhutto showed no signs of hanging and may have been beaten to death in his cell. Bhutto's daughter Benazir also believed he did not die from judicial hanging. However, Zia's regime claimed he was hanged as ordered. The circumstances and cause of Bhutto's death have remained controversial and debated in Pakistan.
This document provides a foreword and introduction to a collection of articles by Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. In 3 sentences:
The foreword discusses Bhutto's experience as President and Prime Minister of Pakistan, facing myriad problems from a broken country and economic upheaval, which occupied countless hours of discussion. Bhutto wrote the collected articles to formulate principles and an ethic to govern Pakistan's responses to external challenges, to avoid being misunderstood by others and ensure policymakers have a sense of direction. The introduction argues that the developing world needs a conference to reach consensus on rectifying imbalances in the global economic order, as declarations by the UN and Group of 77 have failed to bridge the gulf between rich
The document summarizes the context surrounding former Pakistani Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto's imprisonment by the military junta led by General Mohammad Zia-ul Haq. Bhutto has been sentenced to death for conspiring to murder a political opponent, though the introduction asserts this is pretextual and that the true reason is to eliminate Bhutto for empowering workers and challenging entrenched interests. The introduction outlines Bhutto's reforms that threatened Pakistan's traditional power structures and his commitment to developing Pakistan's economy and nuclear power. It claims a vast international conspiracy involving Kissinger aims to destabilize the region by removing leaders like Bhutto promoting independence and modernization.
This document contains the full text of a speech delivered by Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto before the United Nations General Assembly Sixth Committee on October 25, 1957 regarding defining the concept of aggression. In the speech, Bhutto argues that:
1) Defining aggression is an immensely complex task that requires caution given the delicate nature of the issue.
2) While early UN resolutions assumed defining aggression would ensure peace, further study revealed the definition's connection to peace is complicated and more analysis is needed.
3) Given the current state of international law and lack of centralized enforcement, precisely defining aggression in a way that could not be abused or distorted may not be possible.
This document is a letter from the Government of Pakistan to the President of the UN Security Council requesting an immediate meeting to discuss the situation in Jammu and Kashmir. It summarizes recent actions by the Government of India that violate UN resolutions protecting the special autonomous status of Jammu and Kashmir, including changing titles of government positions, appointing more Hindu ministers, and purging Muslim officers. The letter argues these actions are part of India's plan to annex Jammu and Kashmir against the will of the people and in violation of their right to self-determination as affirmed in UN resolutions.
This document provides biographical information about Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and an overview of the contents of a three-volume collection of his writings titled "Politics of the People". It describes Bhutto's early involvement in Pakistan's independence movement and his education in law and political science. It then outlines his career in Pakistan's government, including roles as Commerce Minister and Foreign Minister. The document notes the formation of Bhutto's new political party after leaving government in 1966 and his party's victory in 1970 elections. It concludes by listing the contents of the first volume in the collection, titled "Reshaping Foreign Policy", which contains 27 of Bhutto's speeches, articles and statements from 1948 to 1962 related to Pakistan's foreign policy
The document discusses the political situation in Pakistan in 1977, focusing on the relationship between Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and the military under General Zia-ul-Haq. It describes how Bhutto used the military to quell post-election violence between his PPP party and the opposition PNA alliance. Talks between the two sides broke down, leading the military to take Bhutto into protective custody and impose martial law. General Zia initially said elections would be held under the 1973 constitution, but later detained Bhutto to face trial by a military court.
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto dedicated his life to serving Pakistan and empowering its people. As prime minister in the 1970s, he helped rebuild Pakistan after its breakup by establishing peace with India, developing the economy through industrialization and land reform, and creating Pakistan's first constitution. However, his efforts to shift Pakistan away from Western alliances and his advocacy for a New World Economic Order led to his overthrow in a 1977 military coup and eventual execution in 1979 after a controversial trial. Bhutto believed he was assassinated because he refused to compromise Pakistan's interests, and his death left the nation feeling orphaned.
This document is an introduction to a collection of speeches by Zulfikar Ali Bhutto from 1970-1971 as Pakistan was transitioning from military rule to democracy. The introduction provides background on Ayub Khan resigning as President and handing power to General Yahya Khan. It then summarizes some of Bhutto's key speeches and policies during this time period, including advocating for Islamic socialism, opposing military rule, and campaigning for democracy and economic reforms to help the poor and working classes. Bhutto and his Pakistan People's Party swept elections in West Pakistan due to their message and inclusion of candidates from all classes.
1) The author is awakened in the middle of the night by his son, who tells him that armed men have climbed onto their roof. When the author goes to investigate, he finds soldiers pointing rifles at him from the balcony.
2) The soldiers inform the author that they are there to arrest him, not shoot him. They take the author away without letting him bring any personal belongings.
3) The author is transported along with other politicians to an office building, where they realize the military has staged a coup, though it is still unclear who is leading it or where Prime Minister Bhutto is.
This document summarizes an interview between Italian journalist Oriana Fallaci and Pakistani leader Zulfikar Ali Bhutto in 1972. It provides background on Fallaci's career interviewing international leaders. The interview with Bhutto took place over 6 days and covered many topics. Bhutto was a complex figure - educated abroad but still traditional, interested in socialism but with fascists books. He strongly disliked India's Indira Gandhi. Bhutto denied involvement in a recent massacre in Bangladesh but Fallaci questioned this. The interview caused a diplomatic incident when published.
This document provides background on Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, the former Prime Minister of Pakistan who was executed in 1979. It discusses the author's history supporting Bhutto in the 1960s-70s through various roles in journalism before becoming disillusioned. However, after Zia ul-Haq took power in a military coup in 1977, the author realized Bhutto had faced significant constraints from powerful status quo forces. The document aims to provide future generations the true facts about Bhutto and determine if he was a demagogue, murderer or martyr for democracy in Pakistan. It explores Bhutto's vision and challenges in bringing change while up against powerful opponents.
This document provides an introduction and overview of Pakistan's foreign policy regarding its relationship with India from 1962-1964. Some key points:
- Pakistan is skeptical of India's offers of a "No War Pact" given India's disregard for UN resolutions on Kashmir and statements by Indian leaders indicating a willingness to use force.
- Pakistan believes settling disputes peacefully in accordance with the UN charter makes additional pacts with India unnecessary. Accepting India's terms could set a harmful precedent.
- While Pakistan seeks peaceful resolutions, India has resorted to force 5 times in 15 years and leaders have made aggressive statements, showing it cannot be trusted. Augmenting India's military will only increase threats to Pakistan and
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Orpah Winfrey: From Humble Beginnings to Media Mogul
Orpah Winfrey, often known as Oprah due to a misspelling on her birth certificate. was born on January 29, 1954, in Kosciusko, Mississippi. Raised in poverty by her grandmother, Winfrey's early life was marked by hardship and adversity. Despite these challenges. she demonstrated a keen intellect and an early talent for public speaking.
Winfrey's journey to success began with a scholarship to Tennessee State University. where she studied communication. Her first job in media was as a co-anchor for the local evening news in Nashville. This role paved the way for her eventual transition to talk show hosting. where she found her true calling.
Dwayne Johnson: From Wrestling Royalty to Hollywood Superstar
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Career Milestones
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Beyond her talk show, Winfrey expanded her empire to include the creation of Harpo Productions. a multimedia production company. She also launched "O, The Oprah Magazine" and OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network, further solidifying her status as a media mogul.
Dwayne Johnson: From The Ring to The Big Screen
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In the early 20
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Dwayne Johnson: A Brief Background
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Johnson's filmography includes blockbuster hits such as "The Fast and the Furious" series, "Jumanji," "Moana," and "San Andreas." His charismatic personality, impressive physique. and action-star status have made him a beloved figure worldwide. Thus, the news of his kidnapping would send shockwaves across the globe.
Setting the Scene: The Day of the Kidnapping
The incident of Dwayne Johnson's kidnapping began on an ordinary day. Johnson was filming his latest high-octane action film set to break box office records. The location was a remote yet scenic area. chosen for its rugged terrain and breathtaking vistas. perfect for the film's climactic scenes.
But, beneath the veneer of normalcy, a sinister plot was unfolding. Unbeknownst to Johnson and his team, a group of criminals had planned his abduction. hoping to leverage his celebrity status for a hefty ransom. The stage was set for an event that would soon dominate worldwide headlines and social media feeds.
The Abduction: Unfolding the Dwayne Johnson Kidnapping
The Moment of Capture
On the day of the kidnapping, everything seemed to be proceeding as usual on set. Johnson and his co-stars and crew were engrossed in shooting a particularly demanding scene. As the day wore on, the production team took a short break. providing the kidnappers with the perfect opportunity to strike.
The abduction was executed with military precision. A group of masked men, armed and organized, infiltrated the set. They created chaos, taking advantage of the confusion to isolate Johnson. Johnson was outnumbered and caught off guard despite his formidable strength and fighting skills. The kidnappers overpowered him, bundled him into a waiting vehicle. and sped away, leaving everyone on set in a state of shock and disbelief.
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Early Life and Career Beginnings
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Single-Minded Focus..............................................................................5
Why Focus is Crucial..............................................................................7
Commitment to the Process ..................................................................11
Keeping Your Priorities Straight...........................................................16
Motivation From Within .......................................................................20
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Single-Minded Focus
Have you ever had trouble getting started on something, or struggled to
finish what you’ve started? All of us have at one time experienced
confusion about the best way to begin working on a goal or project, or
struggled to figure out the correct course of action to take, or felt
indecisive about exactly what we were trying to accomplish. Some of us
start out strong and focused but gradually lose motivation until we give
up completely.
How do you know if you have a problem focusing? If you have dozens
of unfinished projects gathering dust; if you consistently berate yourself
for not following through, or feel like a failure because you can’t seem
to accomplish anything definitive – your problem might be lack of
focus.
Repeated experiences like these can often result in a lifelong search for
the “rights” – the “right opportunity,” the “right career,” the “right
business opportunity,” the “right spouse,” or any number of other false
solutions. These are false solutions because the problem is not caused
by the goals, the spouse, the opportunity or anything outside of yourself.
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The true solution lies within you. If you have the ability to FOCUS, you
have the ability to become successful at anything you do.
This report is going to walk you through each important step of creating
a single-minded focus. By the time you finish reading you should have
a clear, concise idea of exactly what you need to do to not only finish
what you start – but drastically increase your potential for success with
whatever you do.
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Why Focus is Crucial
What is focus and what can it do for you? For the purposes of this
report, focus can be defined as: centering attention on something (such
as a goal or problem).
When you look at the benefits of focus, you can easily see why it affects
everything you do:
Focus helps you get clear about your objectives.
Focus helps you cut a precise path to your goal(s).
Focus keeps you on track with your plans.
Focus helps you avoid distractions.
Focus helps you work as efficiently as possible.
Focus helps identify specific, productive action steps.
Clearly, if you want to be successful in less time with less effort, focus is
a skill you need to have.
Stepping Back: Seeing the Big Picture
You may initially think of focus as the ability to narrow your attention to
a very specific point, and you would be accurate with that assessment.
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However, before you narrow your perspective you might find it
beneficial to widen your focus - before you begin setting goals and
plotting a course to reach them.
This is important because we are often short-sighted and emotionally
involved when it comes to our own dreams, goals and aspirations. It’s
very easy to get blinded by inspiration and miss important information
that would help us achieve our goal quickly and easily. If we’re
standing too close to our objective, we can’t see the forest for the trees,
so to speak.
Stepping back and looking dispassionately at the big picture can help us
gain a clearer idea of what we want and the best way to get it. Start by
asking yourself these questions:
What do you want to accomplish?
Why do you want to accomplish it?
What will such a goal do for you, and for others?
Is it challenging enough to be worth the effort?
Is it grounded enough to be achievable?
What possible obstacles might you encounter as you pursue this
goal?
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What types of challenges might threaten your focus, and what can
you do about them?
What steps can you take to ensure your determination stays strong?
Considering these scenarios beforehand can alert you to potential
problems, and prepare you to handle the challenges you’ll face.
Narrowing In: One Thing at a Time
Once you’ve gotten a clear idea of the big picture and assessed the
challenges and possibilities, it’s time to narrow your focus. And when I
say “narrow” – I mean really NARROW.
Any goal you have in mind will be comprised of dozens (or even
hundreds) of smaller steps that must be completed first. In order to
reach the big goal at the end, you need to start at the very beginning.
Probable first steps might include:
Research and expand your knowledge.
Form a clear, detailed plan of action.
Identify small, achievable action steps you can take now.
Create a plan to gradually increase the effort you exert.
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Use your smaller victories to boost your confidence and encourage
bolder actions.
The exact steps will vary widely depending upon your specific goal, of
course. The point is to look at the culmination of your goal and identify
each specific step that will lead you there.
Once you have identified these smaller goals, you need to remove your
attention from the larger goal temporarily so you can focus effectively
on the smaller steps. Refusing to do so is kind of like trying to drive a
long distance by focusing only on the destination - it just won’t work. In
order to reach your destination safely and in the least amount of time,
you need to focus on the route that leads there, mile by mile.
Your goals are no different! Too many people try to tackle their entire
goal in one fell swoop, quickly become exhausted or intimidated, and
give up. They figure they must not have what it takes, so they quit. The
truth is, almost NO ONE has the level of focus needed to make huge,
drastic changes like that. Most successful people have wisely learned to
focus on one step at a time, and you can too. Narrow your focus to
include ONLY the smaller steps and they will lead you easily to the
larger goal.
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Commitment to the Process
Also necessary from you is a commitment to the process. Let me say
that again with emphasis in the proper place: Also necessary from you
is a commitment to the PROCESS.
Not only is the fulfillment of goals a process, but so also is your ability
to develop a strong focus. Don’t fool yourself into believing that you
can magically and suddenly become keenly focused when you’ve
struggled to do so in the past. The tips and techniques in this report
should help you immeasurably, but you will still need to follow a
progression of growth, GRADUALLY increasing your ability to focus.
Keeping in mind that this is a process at all times will help you avoid the
trap of perfectionism - and the frustration that accompanies it.
Here is how to make the process simple and enjoyable:
Lower your expectations and focus on creating small but
measurable changes – at least to begin with. Small because they
are within your current ability, and measurable because you will be
able to see the changes happening within you (and the results
showing in your actions) which will inspire you to keep going.
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Stay focused on the positive. If you start focusing on your lack of
progress (or slow progress), or the obstacles you face day to day,
you will lose steam more quickly than you would have believed
possible. Perspective is everything! Just by paying more attention
to the benefits and gains and less attention to the struggles and
difficulties, you will make it much easier on yourself.
Keep striving for better and better focus. It may seem hard to
believe, but eventually your focusing ability will begin to take on a
life of its own. You’ll find yourself effortlessly being more
productive and more prolific than you’ve ever been before. But in
order to reach that point, you have to begin by pushing yourself
little by little, building on the skills you have.
Commit to sticking with the process even before you begin to see
changes, even if it doesn’t seem to be working, even if it seems too far
out of your comfort zones.
If it helps you, maybe post some transformational images in a place
where you’ll see them every day. Some ideas: a butterfly emerging
from a cocoon, a flower blooming, etc. These will serve as powerful
reminders that you also are going through a personal transformation, and
there will be a payoff at the end.
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Enthusiasm: The “Oomph Factor”
Enthusiasm is probably one of the most beneficial attitudes that can aid
your focus. It provides that necessary “oomph” – vigor, sparkle, verve,
zest, or excitement that accompanies any great accomplishment.
Without enthusiasm, you might not find the journey interesting enough
to continue.
When you first set a goal, enthusiasm flows naturally and easily. You’re
fired up by excitement and ready to move forward at breakneck speed.
If only enthusiasm could STAY high after the initial start. For most of
us, it doesn’t.
However, it is possible to manufacture a genuine sense of enthusiasm,
and there are a few ways you can do this:
Re-commit to your goals on a regular basis. Mentally go over the
reasons you set your goals in the first place. Remember how you
felt when you first conceived the idea and the excitement you felt
when you decided to go for it. Re-commit to that ideal again.
Don’t let the fire burn out; simply keep adding fuel and building it
higher and higher as the days and weeks wear on.
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Pump yourself up. Give yourself a lot of positive talk whenever
you can. Every day, look yourself in the mirror and give yourself a
good old pep talk. Compliment yourself, encourage yourself,
inspire yourself and motivate yourself. Affirm that you are
capable of anything you want to accomplish, and you are dedicated
to making your dreams come true.
Get excited about your progress in learning to focus! Really
congratulate and praise yourself when you stick to your plan. If
you just spent 30 minutes focusing on one task and making good
progress, it’s time for a celebration! It might seem silly to make
such a big deal out of it, but I guarantee you’ll be grinning from
ear to ear and feeling like you just won a grand prize.
Enthusiasm is one of my secret weapons. I have a lot of tools and
techniques I use to achieve bigger and bigger goals, but one of the most
vital is enthusiasm. Why?
Have you ever heard the phrase, “Attitude is everything”? It really is. If
you have the right attitude, nothing will ever seem hopeless or a waste of
time. Nothing will seem too difficult or pointless. With the right
attitude, you can bounce back from the toughest fall, and get right back
on the horse again.
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Keeping Your Priorities Straight
We all have priorities, things that demand a measure of our attention.
We’ve got families, jobs, friends, errands to run, personal interests to
pursue, households to run, and much more. They are all important to us,
but what really determines the importance of something is how devoted
we are to MAKING time for it.
All the focus in the world won’t help if you don’t care enough to make
your goal(s) a priority. Likewise, you have to make building a strong
focus one of your top priorities.
Focus (getting AND staying focused) takes tremendous discipline.
You’ve got to be strong enough to stick to a plan, and expand that plan
as you go. You’ve got to be dedicated enough to avoid temptations,
distractions, and negative thoughts. You’ve got to be willing to say no
to excessive obligations, or figure out a way to rearrange your plans if
the unexpected happens.
More than anything, you’ve got to decide that staying focused on your
goals is of vital importance. Otherwise, you’ll keep letting fear and
distractions derail your efforts.
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The simplest way to keep your focus a priority is to set a schedule and
stick to it. This is often easier said than done, but you know the old
saying that nothing worthwhile comes easy.
One word of warning: don’t try to take on too much. It’s great to be
firm in setting priorities, but one major obstacle people create for
themselves is setting an excessively rigid schedule that leaves no room
for flexibility, and then they end up feeling stressed and depressed when
they can’t stick to it. Very few people can stick to an ironclad schedule,
except maybe a hermit that has no outside distractions.
Instead, give yourself some leeway (but not TOO much leeway). Try
setting a goal to spend 30 minutes a day staying focused on your goals
(or whatever you are working on at the time). Then if you feel
motivated to continue beyond the 30 minutes, you can.
In fact this is another of my “secret weapons”. I’ve learned something
important about myself over the years, and you may find that the same
thing applies to you. Here it is:
I will procrastinate and avoid working on a project if it seems to be
too difficult, time consuming, complex, or intimidating.
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Interestingly, if I trick myself into believing that I’m only going to work
on it for 30 minutes or so, I ALWAYS feel motivated to continue
beyond the initial 30 minutes and accomplish much more than I planned.
It’s my own perception that something will take a lot of time or be
extremely difficult that gives me pause.
Give this idea some thought and you might discover that you do the
same thing, and we are not alone in that habit. The start is the hardest
part for many people, so beginning with a very small commitment is a
good way to get over that hump. Then you can gradually push yourself
to put in longer periods of time.
The important thing is to simply get moving on a regular basis. You’d
be amazed at what you can accomplish in even small bursts of activity.
Now for the big question: how do you juggle your priorities?
Sometimes it can seem like there simply aren’t enough hours in the day
to accomplish everything we want to do. I won’t kid you; you will need
to be creative about making your focus a priority. Beyond simply
“making time” to work on your goals, you will need to make some
crucial decisions on a moment-to-moment basis.
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You might be tempted by a great television program, an invitation to go
out with friends, a spouse that demands some quality time, and more.
You will NOT need to neglect the other areas of your life to keep a
strong focus. In fact, doing so is usually a very bad idea.
Instead, think about the non-essential activities you do on a daily or
weekly basis, and decide which of them can be lessened or eliminated to
allow more time for staying focused on your goals. We all have non-
essential activities, whether it’s 10 hours of television-watching,
aimlessly surfing the Internet after dinner, or golfing on Saturday
afternoons.
While it’s not healthy to eliminate ALL of your hobbies and recreational
activities, you can certainly learn to balance them with your other
priorities.
I won’t launch into a big explanation on this because you are smart
enough to know that if you waste a lot of time on unimportant things and
don’t allot enough time to work on your goals, your progress will be less
than impressive. It’s just common sense.
If you want to make your objectives a priority, you’ve got to set aside
time to focus intently on them, period.
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Motivation From Within
You may think that enthusiasm and motivation go hand in hand, but
that’s not necessarily true. You can be incredibly enthusiastic about
your goals, but not sufficiently motivated to take action so it does you
little good.
One good way to get motivated is by observing others that are successful
in life. Seeing or reading about people overcoming challenges can give
you the urge to push forward yourself, and that’s a great way to pump up
your motivation. However, external motivation is temporary in nature –
especially when you encounter an intimidating obstacle - leaving you
constantly seeking more and more inspiration from others.
If you instead focus on generating your OWN inner motivation, you will
tap into a bottomless ocean of energy that can power whatever you do.
Here are a few ways to create a continuous current of motivation:
Make the journey the reward. One major reason we lose
motivation is because the prize at the end of the road seems so far
away. If I told you that you were going to inherit a million dollars
ten years from now, you’d probably say, “Wow, great – but why
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ten years?! Can’t I have it now?” Knowing that ten long years
stand between you and a feeling of satisfaction is unpleasant, to
say the least. We like instant gratification; screw waiting months
or years for the payoff! You can overcome this mind-set by
making it your mission to accomplish things simply for the sake of
accomplishing them. Let each step of the journey be a reward all
its own. Allow yourself to feel really good about the progress
you’re making, and enjoy each phase of the process.
Push yourself beyond any perceived limitations. Make it your
mission to blast self-limitations out of your reality. As soon as you
encounter something you believe you “can’t” do, it’s time to roll
up your sleeves and prove that belief wrong! Let your adrenaline
flow and your determination grow. Focus on becoming the most
powerful YOU possible. With the resulting high from such
amazing feats, you’ll be saying, “Payoff? What payoff?”
Look for the payoff in every activity. Even though reaching the
big goal at the finish line will be a great feeling, you can also
choose to FIND a payoff in everything you do along the journey to
get there. Let’s face it, if something feels like a waste of time, you
will find reasons not to do it. It’s amazing how easily we can trick
ourselves into a sense of futility – even though logically we know
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it’s not true. But remember, perspective can make the difference!
Even if you feel that something is a waste of time (but know it
isn’t) find the payoff. Identify what you’ll GAIN from it, and stay
focused on that. Your motivation will skyrocket.
When it comes right down to it, no one else can motivate or de-motivate
you. It is ALL dependent upon your own attitude, and your own
determination to keep going. When everything is said and done, the
bottom line is this: if your goal is THAT important to you, you will
keep at it no matter what obstacles appear in your path. Only you can
create the incentive to forge ahead, or the excuses to slack off. Sink or
swim; succeed or fail miserably – it’s up to you.
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The Power of Consistency
Consistency is absolutely vital to your focus. Have you ever tried eating
once a week? Or showering once a month? Or working out for an entire
day only once a month? Obviously, problems would arise if you did
these things sporadically.
The same applies to everything you do. You may scoff at this idea and
say it doesn’t matter if you work on your goals for 10 hours once a
week, or 2 hours a day for 5 days a week. I’m going to demonstrate why
it DOES matter.
Every action is a form of energy that you are directing toward a specific
end result. And the greatest thing about energy is that it is
accumulative in nature.
The average person probably brushes their teeth for 2 or 3 minutes twice
a day. Let’s round it up to 5 minutes for the sake of demonstration. So,
5 minutes twice a day equals 10 minutes of daily tooth brushing, or 70
minutes in a 7 day period. (Bet you didn’t know brushing your teeth
was so time-consuming, huh?) If you instead decided to brush your
teeth for 70 minutes today and skip the other 6 days of the week, would
the end result be the same? No, because during the other 6 days bacteria
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and plaque would be building up on your teeth, promoting decay and
gum disease. Yuck.
Let’s use another example: the sun. The sun shines for approximately
15 hours in a 24 hour period (depending on the season and geographical
location; sometimes less, sometimes slightly more). There are 168 hours
in a 7 day period, 105 of them daylight hours (using the 15 hour
example). That means we’ve got approximately 63 hours of darkness in
a 7 day period.
Imagine if the sun shone for 105 hours straight, followed by 63 hours of
darkness. That would be 4.38 days of sunlight, followed by 2.63 days of
solid darkness (a “day” being a 24 hour cycle). How would the plants
and trees fare with such a schedule? How would that affect our
environment on all levels?
What does this have to do with your focus? Consistency is what creates
the most benefits – in anything. Everything you do begins to
ACCUMULATE. The more consistent effort and attention you give
something, the faster and bigger it grows. This works on a creation level
(starting and growing something – like goals) and it also works on a
maintenance level (like personal development, fitness and hygiene).
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If you devote a large chunk of time to something and then slack off for 5
or 6 times the equivalent of the effort you exerted, you are basically
starting over each time you begin again. That’s because any benefits
you created with your initial effort have begun to stagnate and dwindle
away.
Consistency, on the other hand, keeps adding power to what you’ve
already accomplished. You create a solid foundation and then keep
building on it.
Make a commitment to focus on your objectives DAILY. Unless a dire
emergency arises, you know that you are working on your goal every
single day – no excuses allowed! That might sound overwhelming to
you, but here’s the great thing about consistency: it doesn’t require an
excessive amount of time. Fifteen minutes, 30 minutes, 60 minutes –
however much you can afford – but make sure you stick to it.
I’ll be honest, if you’re not used to being consistent, it will seem really
hard at first. It will feel like a chore and you’ll have to push yourself to
do it every day. There will be days when you simply don’t feel like it.
You’ll start rationalizing the reasons why it won’t hurt to skip a day, one
day will turn into two, then ten, then twenty - and before long you’ll find
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yourself fumbling around in the dark with plaque-coated teeth. It’s not
pleasant, trust me.
Be firm with yourself; demand consistency from yourself no matter
what, and in no time at all you’ll grow to love the feeling of
accomplishment that results from taking charge of your life.
Mindfulness: The Power of Now
The practice of mindfulness is quite possibly one of the most important
parts of developing a strong focus. “Mindfulness” is a common practice
in Zen Buddhist traditions, but it can also be applied to your everyday
activities to drastically improve your focus.
Mindfulness is all about giving your full awareness and attention to the
present moment. You may think you do that anyway, but most of us
struggle with wandering-thought syndrome. We pay only partial
attention to the task we’re working on because other parts of our minds
are also trying to remember the name of that girl from high school,
making a mental list of groceries to buy on the way home from work,
reminding ourselves to pick up the dry cleaning, moaning about how
bored we are with what we’re currently doing, looking forward to our
date on Saturday night, and so on. Much of this happens without our
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conscious awareness, but we do have more control over it than we often
think.
In order to develop a single-minded focus, you need to gain greater
control over your thoughts, and the consistent practice of mindfulness
can help you do this.
The simplest way to start is by first making an effort to become more
aware and “awake” during the course of your day. Rather than going
through the entire day on autopilot, pause every so often and awaken to
where you are and what you’re doing right now. You can even recite it
mentally to yourself, “I am sitting at my desk, typing on the computer
keyboard. I am awake and aware of my existence as a living being.”
Tune in to yourself and your place in the world. Really take a moment
to SEE the people and places around you. This activity alone will begin
to awaken you in dramatic ways if you are consistent with it.
Then start applying the practice of mindfulness to every activity you
engage in. When you’re driving your car, turn off the stereo and focus
on driving and observing the people, places and things you pass by along
the way to your destination. If you take a walk after dinner, ground
yourself in the awareness of putting one foot in front of the other,
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working your muscles, expanding your lungs, and connecting with the
world around you.
When working on your plans or goals, IMMERSE yourself in them.
Firmly set aside unrelated thoughts, worries or ideas. If your attention
begins to wander, gently but firmly bring it back to the task at hand
again.
Be patient with yourself at the beginning because mastering this
technique does take a fair amount of practice. In fact, once you start
paying attention to your thoughts, you may be horrified at how scattered
and unruly they are. It’s completely normal, I assure you. Most of us
have had no training or practice in controlling our thoughts, so of course
they act like unsupervised children. Just keep working at it, and you’ll
begin to see progress fairly quickly.
Even better, the more you practice mindfulness the stronger your ability
to focus will become, which will aid you in achieving a consistent state
of mindfulness in your everyday life too! It creates a continuous cycle
of increasing focus that will benefit you in whatever you do.
Tenacity: Refusing to Quit
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By now you’ve probably got a solid idea about how to develop a single-
minded focus and apply it to any goal, plan or idea. Only one thing
more is needed to hold it all together: tenacity.
I won’t lie to you; building a strong focus is hard work. It will probably
be your biggest challenge yet. But if you keep working at it until you
conquer errant thoughts and destroy bad habits, it is a skill that will
continue to serve you for the rest of your life.
Regardless of any challenges, YOU CANNOT QUIT. No matter how
difficult it seems to keep going, you MUST be willing to persevere if
you want to make it. Remember this: quitting means certain death for
your goals; quitting means defeat, disappointment and despondency.
Don’t kid yourself into believing that you can quit “for a little while,” or
“until it gets easier,” or “until I feel stronger.” If you do this, you will
effectively be starting from scratch again. If you can accept that, then go
for it. But if your dreams and goals are vitally important to you, and you
are absolutely determined to hone your focus until it is razor sharp – you
can’t stop.
Make a commitment to yourself that you will keep going, no matter
what. Even if you believe you only have the strength to devote a few
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minutes each day to sharpening your focus and making progress on your
goals, STICK to those few minutes like glue. Just don’t stop.
Draw up a contract with yourself that details this agreement. Sign it.
Stick copies of it all over the walls, on the bathroom mirror, in your
journal, in your wallet – wherever you’ll see it most often.
Tenacity also refers to your self-assurance, did you know that? One
definition of tenacity is “not easily pulled apart.” Pull yourself together
and stay pulled-together – mentally, emotionally, spiritually and
physically. Believe in yourself and your ability to succeed at whatever
you do. Build a strong focus and KEEP a strong focus. Apply it well
and apply it often.
If you can do this consistently, then the success you seek will surely be
yours.
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