3 Tips To Stay On Task & Avoid Distractions (Your Time Is Valuable!)
With so many things vying for your attention these days, I want to give you some pointers to help you stay on task and avoid distractions.
We’re all guilty of compulsively checking the news, scrolling through social media, or popping into our favorite e-shops instead of focusing on what really matters.
Why? Because it’s brain candy! We are addicted to notifications and we’re terrified of missing out! But it’s costing you time, productivity, and money…
So, here are my 3 tips for you to avoid these distractions and get shit done:
- TURN OFF NOTIFICATIONS: Go into your phone, go into settings, and turn off all notifications except for the ones that are critical. Do you really need to get Facebook messenger notifications and WhatsApp messages in real-time? Probably not.
- SCHEDULE DISTRACTIONS: Maybe turning your brain off for 15 minutes helps you get through the day. That’s ok! But don’t like that 15 minutes turn into 60. Schedule chunks of time throughout your day where you can indulge in distractions and then stick to your calendar! Remember: Time disappears when you don’t allocate it to something.
- SET A TIMER: Our vices have a way of making us forget time – so, to avoid losing it, set an alarm! And when time is up, put the phone down and get back to work.
If we are running constantly in this distraction mode, then we will never learn how to stay on task and we will never get anything done.
Use these tips to optimize your productivity and let me know what works for you!
Let’s grow,
Beate
Beate Chelette is The Growth Architect & Founder of The Women’s Code, a training company specialized in providing companies an ROI on Balanced Leadership. She has been named one of 50 must-follow women entrepreneurs by the Huffington Post. A first-generation immigrant who found herself $135,000 in debt as a single parent, she bootstrapped her passion for photography into a highly-successful global business and eventually sold it to Bill Gates in a multimillion-dollar deal.
Beate works with business leaders and supports organizations by developing and providing training the training, tools, and expertise to create and maintain a balanced, equal, and inclusive work environment that fosters creativity, employee engagement, and corporate growth.
Recent clients include Merck, Women’s Legislative Caucus of California, Cal State University Dominguez Hills, Small Business Development Centers (SBDC), NFTE, CreativeLive, the Association of Corporate Growth, and TracyLocke.
Beate is the author of the #1 International Amazon Bestseller “Happy Woman Happy World – How to Go From Overwhelmed to Awesome” a book that corporate trainer and best-selling author Brian Tracy calls “a handbook for every woman who wants health, success and a fulfilling career.
To book Beate to speak or train please connect here.Your Time Is Valuable!