❓ “So how DO you stay focused?”❓
someone asked in response to a post on LinkedIn the other day.
Here is my reply:
Apart from being a bit of a pitbull ? i.e. when I I think something is worth creating I won't easily let go of it ..
?.. it takes a lot to convince me that something really isn't possible. I usually assume I've just not seen the solution yet.
?Expectations .. I don't expect to get things right first time round, I understand it's a creative process that likely requires a few iterations to bring an idea to life.
?The power of support .. we can get dragged down by gloomy thoughts but others can see the BS a mile away and set our head straight.
?The power of progress .. I know that progress, no matter how small, is addictive so I keep taking the next tiny step no matter what's going on around me
?The power of the fu*& it moment ? letting go of what we think is at stake, recognizing that what we think failure (or success) would mean is just a story
It all comes down to a simple equation really
busy mind = overthinking = distracted
quiet mind = creative flow = focus
and yes, we always experience both – they're flowing and transient -, you just get a whole lot more done in flow ?
How do YOU stay focused?
