focus on one thing and get it done

If I can compete the, geeting in shape, goal and then go on to solely focus on and then two more consecutive goals. I may considers this done. Well, maybe, maybe, that and doing one thing at a time during my daily activities too. Nah, I’ll make that a separate goal.

This year I decided not to make a list of New years resolutions. I’m just going to focus on one. The past year I’ve learned and relearned by dabbling in this goal a bit and that one a bit, nothing gets completed.

I’ve decided the goal I’m going to focus on in 2008 is getting in shape. After that’s completed, I’ll work on getting my financial house in order.

has been made in my daily life. I even feel safe saying as for as that is concerned I can mark this complete. Unfortunatly focusing on one “thing” meaning goal…well I’ve taken some steps back with that. Before I was practicaly obessed with moving to Seattle. Now that I’ve completed that goal I’m back to dabbling in this goal a little and dabbling in that goal a little. I should figure out which of my goals means the most to me and focus on that. It worked before.

I’m not finished ironing. So what am I doing on the computer?

I’m doing this a little bit more but the major progress is that its on my mind more.

A little while ago I was braiding my hair when I stopped halfway through it and started making my bed. After I stripped the bed I remembered this goal and sat back down to finish my hair. I’ve been having about one of these occurences a day for the last month and a half. So this is good. I’m thinking about it daily. Now I just have to practice it daily.

but having a day planner is helping. I think when I stop what I’m doing and jump to do something else its because I don’t want to forget to do that thing. The result is me hopping all over the place. So when I begin to feel anxious about the multitude of things that need to be done I write them all down. Then pick one and focus on that. When that feeling comes back and thoughts flood into my head like, I better pay my excise tax and I need to start laundry and if I don’t call Sue she’ll think something is wrong, I just go to my day planner and see that everything is listed and nothing will be forgotten. Then I take a good hard look at the listed item I’m suppose to be focused on and redirect my attention to that. It works. I just have to remember to keep using the day planner.

Focusing on my main goal has become a habit now but I’m not marking this done yet. I’d like to expand this goal to include focusing on one task at a time.

At first the whole idea of multitasking was great but maybe I went overboard with it or I’m just not doing it right because I have half finished projects all over the place. It’s not uncommon to find me eating lunch, folding laundry, organizing my closet and going through my mail at the same time. When I do this, maybe one thing will get finished by the end of the day or even week. I think I’d be more productive if I just focus on one task.

In other words don’t try to start 43 things at once. I’ll focus on my move to Seattle for now.