[[:encoded, "Today we are going to talk about 10 Principles to Eliminate Distractions and Increase Success. \n\nThrough my years of coaching people, I have found that we're all guilty of allowing the little things to distract us from what we should be doing. This happens to all of us to some degree or another. \n\nWhether you are an employee or self-employed, your income depends solely on you. And the more efficiently you can work the bigger returns you will receive. Take a moment and ask yourself where you truly want to be? Now tell yourself how many things you did today, yesterday, and the day before yesterday that directly contributed to the future results you want. And then tell yourself how many things you did today that did not contribute to your success. Those things probably distracted you from what you knew you should have been doing.\n\nMinimize distractions and you'll reach your goals faster - plain and simple. You must minimize distractions and focus on the tasks that have a positive effect on your success. All of the ten principles we will talk about today can be applied to reduce and eliminate distractions from your life.\n\nWouldn’t it be great if our ‘good intentions’ worked the way that we think they should? Not even enthusiasm guarantees positive results. There’s often a wide gap between our intentions and our actions. We fail to take the action necessary to be in alignment with our good intentions. We allow things to distract us way too much each and every day. \n\nEliminate distractions and you have an even better chance of acting on your good intentions and achieving amazing results! Aim for what you want each and every day!"]]
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(upbeat music) - Welcome to the Accountability Coach podcast, where we will discuss topics, ideas, questions, and issues related to having a totally balanced and successful life. This is Anne Bakrak. Today we're gonna talk about 10 principles to eliminate distractions and increase success. Through my years of coaching people, I've found that we're all guilty of allowing the little things to distract us from what we should be doing. This happens to all of us, to some degree or another. Instead of working, we chat with our friends or coworkers, we check the latest chain email in our inbox, surf the internet, and do everything we can to avoid working. Why? Because we don't feel like working. We're too busy daydreaming about being on the beach in Hawaii, sipping a my tire, skiing the slopes. You know, I'd like that too. But the fact is that in order to get to where you wanna be, you have to do the work required to achieve your goals and experience ultimate success as you define it. Whether you are an employee or self-employed, your income depends solely on you. And the more effectively you can work, the bigger returns you will receive. Take a moment and ask yourself where you truly wanna be. Now, tell me how many things you did today, yesterday, and the day before yesterday that directly contributed to the future results you want. And then tell me how many things you did today that did not contribute to your success. Those things probably distracted you from what you knew you should be doing. So you might be saying, oh, you know, it's okay. Everyone does it and just shrug it off. Well, not everyone does it, however, most do. So what's the harm in a little everyday distraction? Those distractions are called distractions for a reason. They are distracting you from doing what you need to do in order to get to where you ultimately want to be. Minimize distractions and you'll reach your goals faster, plain and simple. If you're self-employed and want to increase your monthly income, let's say by $3,000, that won't happen by surfing the net or playing solitaire or hanging out, talking with your friends and associates. It's going to come from doing the highest payoff activities that have the highest probability of building your success. You must minimize distractions and focus on the tasks that have a positive effect on your overall success. Whether you're an employee, you're self-employed, work at home, all of these 10 principles can be applied to reduce and eliminate distractions. Apply these 10 principles to help you reduce and eliminate distractions from your life. Number one, use and honor your calendar and task list. Honoring your calendar will help you stay focused on the right activities and eliminate distractions. Remember, concentrate on doing the things that have the highest probability of you achieving your goals and that build your success. Distractions offer no return and no profit. Number two, discourage walk-in traffic. Ideally speaking, scheduling appointments is the most effective. Establish clear boundaries when you're not to be distracted unless it's an emergency, like the building is burning down and you need to get out. Number three, screen your calls. Establish a schedule of when you are available to accept calls. Outside of those times, you'll need to arrange a screening process to allow only the most important calls to make their way to you. I suggest reserving at least a few hours per day when you do accept calls. Again, scheduling phone appointments is the most ideal way to go and leads to working as efficiently and effectively as possible. Number four, stay off the internet. If you have to get your fix, do it at the end of the day or set a time during the day to get that fix in. Set a time that you honor and don't get on to the internet before then, unless you absolutely have to. Number five, remove desk clutter. Remove all items out of your immediate and frequent field of vision. Only keep those items on your desk that you are currently working on. Anything else can cause a distraction and slow you down from getting your work done. Number six, remove computer desktop icons. Out of sight, out of mind is typically a good policy. Number seven, eliminate noises. Even alert sounds from your computer can be distracting like the sound that you hear when you receive an incoming email, for example. Number eight, ask for what you want. Busy professionals appreciate conscientious focused conversation and you can show them that you respect their time by not wasting it needlessly. Number nine, learn how to wrangle in an excessive conversation. Everyone appreciates productive conversation. Superficial chit chat is just that, superficial. Number 10, work when no one else is around. You can sometimes accomplish more in two hours with no one else around than you can in eight hours and a full office. Wouldn't it be great if our good intentions work the way we think they should? Not even enthusiasm guarantees positive results. There's often a wide gap between our intentions and our actions. We fail to take the action necessary to be in alignment with our good intentions. We allow things to distract us way too much, each and every day. Now generally speaking, it's easier to become distracted when you're self-employed because it removes the accountability factor. When you don't have a manager looking over your shoulder, it's tempting to mess around with all kinds of distractions. Remind yourself that those little distractions offer little return if any at all for the time that you've invested. Instead, stick to the productive tasks that build your success, eliminate distractions and you have an even better chance of acting on your good intentions and achieving amazing results. Jack Nicholas, the legendary professional golfer said, "Learn the fundamentals of the game and stick to them. Band-aid remedies never last." Begin enjoying the experience of an even greater life quality and total life balance. Aim for what you want each and every day. Until next time, make it a great day, today and every day. This is Anne Bakrak. Thanks for listening. (upbeat music) (upbeat music)
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