Do you often find it hard to focus your attention where it needs to be focused? Are you easily distracted? Like so many episodes of this podcast, this topic is one that I’ve researched because I myself have challenges with focusing. So today I’m going to share some things you (and I) can do to build focus skills. 

You’ve probably heard me say before that change is a skill. What I should say is that change is a skill-set that includes skills like identifying problem situations, creating strategies for dealing with them, determining and using the appropriate change tactics, focusing our attention, and so on. 

And the great thing about building change skills is that change skills are life skills. You use them when you want to change something about yourself or your life as well as in non-change situations. Focus is a great example of a multi-purpose life skill. 

When I say focus, I’m talking about the ability to direct your energy and attention to doing something that you need to do until it gets done. Now, it may not get done at once, but it eventually gets done, in a reasonable amount of time. 

I can’t tell you the number of times that I’ve sat down to write a podcast episode and gotten distracted before I finished. Heck, I sometimes get distracted before I’ve even started. I’ll sit down at the computer and suddenly decide that it’s important for me to take a look at what’s going on in the world before I get to work. And then my phone will beep, and I’ll pick it up to read and reply to a message. Then I realize that I’m thirsty or I forgot to make an appointment or any one of a million other distractions.

So today, I've got some tips to help both of us focus our attention. Listen to this episode then try them out!

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