The Art of Focusing Your Mind – Lesson One

Focus and Concentration Tips – How to Make Your Mind Stay on Track

Kevin Hensey

Gaining focus and maintaining concentration on school, work, or whatever your goal is quite a challenge for most people. Both things however are important if you wish to attain your objectives efficiently and effectively.

Know What You Want

It’s impossible for you to gain focus and concentration if you don’t know what you want. Be as specific as possible when describing your goals to yourself. If you know exactly what you want, the better you’ll be able to focus and concentrate on getting what you want.

Multi-Tasking Are for Computers

And you’re not a computer, are you? Since you aren’t, then don’t expect your mind to be able to work like one. Even Einstein had to concentrate on the nuclear bomb exclusively before moving on to something else…less dangerous.

If you wish to be able to accomplish your goal, you need to take things one step at a time.

Divide, Organize, and Conquer

In relation to doing things one at a time, the best way to gain focus and concentration is by dividing a huge task into smaller sections. Then, you can focus and concentrate on accomplishing one section after another. If you’ve a project to work on, divide it into sections such as planning, gathering for resources, implementing the changes, and so forth.

If you do it that way, the next thing you know you’ve already completed the task way before the time allotted for you.

Expect Resistance

Life is never smooth sailing for anyone in this world, not even for Bill Gates. As such, be prepared beforehand to encounter resistance of sorts to completing your goals. Distraction comes in all shapes and sizes, so it could be anything that would threaten your focus on concentration.

Knowing however that there will be an obstacle to overcome will already help you conquer whatever challenge you’re facing and resume your focus and concentration.

Gaining Focus and Concentration Takes Time

Don’t fool yourself into thinking that you’ll gain instant success the first time you try to follow these tips. Sure, it’s possible for that to happen but it’s even more possible that it won’t. If you have trouble gaining focus and concentration, don’t feel worried and give up immediately because what you’re going through is normal.

As time passes however, you’ll see that gaining focus and concentration gets easier every time.

Focus and Concentration Aren’t for Free

You’ll always have to give up something to make room for something better. In this case, the price of focus and concentration may just be about anything but its most probably the one thing that causes you the most distraction.

For some, it could be using the telephone during work hours while for some it’s their inner struggle for self-confidence.

Do Today What You Can Do Tomorrow

In simple terms: avoid procrastinating. The earlier you start working on your goals, the better you’ll be able to gain focus and concentration. If you leave things too late, you’ll end up being stressed, pressured, and bothered by the ticking deadline. If you work early on the other hand, you’ll be more able to focus and concentrate because there’s nothing else to worry about except to get the job done.

Once you do develop the right habits to be able to gain focus and concentration easily then don’t take your ability for granted. Practice, practice, and practice some more!

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