10 Tips on How to Focus

Written by Kimberly Wells


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#8: Distracted by a Cluttered Desk?

If you work well in a quiet, clean area,repparttar visual noise around your workspace could be draining you of focus. Keep your desktop reserved forrepparttar 103835 task at hand. Clear your walls of notes and signs, and keep only necessary work tools nearby. When you don't have reminders of other impending deadlines and responsibilities in front of your face, you can concentrate on completing your current project.

#9: Are People Your Problem?

For many people, other people arerepparttar 103836 reason they cannot concentrate. If you have a job where people are constantly stopping by to talk to you, or work at home, make sure they know when it is and is not appropriate to meet with you. Set aside time just to work. Even 30 minutes of uninterrupted time will help you accomplish a lot. Also remember - they invented voice mail for a reason!

#10: Does Your Environment Compete with Your Focus?

Sometimes we are put in situations where we have no choice other than to force ourselves to concentrate in a noisy room or focus on a project with multiple distractions running around. If you find yourself in this situation, talk yourself through it. You don't have to talk out loud - evenrepparttar 103837 voices in your head can be very powerful. Say every word you see, and tell yourself aboutrepparttar 103838 project you're working on. Before you know it you won't even notice what is going on around you.

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The “SEVEN Cs”: Partnership Danger Signs - Communication Breakdown

Written by Dorene Lehavi


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In partnerships there is an additional vital element for good communication. That is a commitment torepparttar relationship no matter whatrepparttar 103834 disagreements. It goes without saying that trust is a given. Now that you haverepparttar 103835 mindset, you can userepparttar 103836 following techniques. * Be open and honest with your declarations. * Repeat back what you think you heard for clarification. * Ask questions to be sure. Did you mean...? Are you saying....? Did I make myself clear? Can I/you say that another way? Did I hurt your feelings? Have I offended you? That's a great idea! Thank you for pointing that out. I appreciate you saying that. I never thought of it that way. That's brilliant! When communication is clear, you've takenrepparttar 103837 most important step to preserve your partnership and relationships.

Dorene Lehavi, Ph.D. is principal of Next Level Business and Professional Coaching. Dr. Lehavi offers a complimentary coaching session so you can experience how coaching can work for you. Contact Dr. Lehavi at Dorene@CoachingforYourNextLevel.com or on the web at Http://www.CoachingforYourNextLevel.com Subscribe to Mastering Your Next Level monthly e-newsletter at http://www.coachingforyournextlevel.com/newsletter.html


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