How to Become More Productive by Becoming More Focused

<p>It’s easy to lose focus with so much going on in the world today—between social media, streaming and the constant influx of news. We have so much coming at us, and it’s trying to steal our focus!</p><p>In this episode of Start With A Win, Adam dives into the topic of focus and how to become more focused so you can be more productive in your everyday life.</p><p>Focus consists of two things:</p><ol> <li>Will Power</li> <li>Attention</li> </ol><p>Will power is our internal energy. Our will power can be stolen through criticism, burdens, distractions, lack of sleep and nutrition, etc. So how do we build up and maintain our internal energy? </p><p>One of the best things you can do to ensure you have plenty of internal energy is to get enough sleep! When you wake up in the morning, do you feel rested? That determines a lot of your energy for the day. It’s also important to make sure you’re getting QUALITY sleep. You’re supposed to sleep when it’s dark, you’re supposed to be awake when it’s light! That’s what’s called circadian rhythms. And that means… Remove the blue light from your room! A good night’s sleep leads to a good energy level in the morning.</p><p>Ultradian rhythms are the cycles of energy throughout your day. Look for the times when you have the highest level of focus, and those are the times when you should plan to do your best work.</p><p><strong>Check out Adam’s morning routine, beginning at 4:30am!</strong></p><ul> <li>Drink a glass of water, take vitamins and MCT oil, have a cup of coffee</li> <li>Work for an hour</li> <li>Go to the gym, listen to a podcast</li> <li>Creative time</li> </ul><p>Attention is a learned habit or skill. Figure out what you’re going to work on, and shut down everything else! </p><p>The combination of will-power and attention is how you develop focus.</p><p>If you feel like you’re burdened and running around all day long, you’ve not found that window. You need to look for those times when you’re looking for a pad and paper because you’ve got an idea to write down