photo credit: Daquella manera
Do you know, dearest, why to-do lists, vision boards and affirmation notes on your mirror work?
It’s because of attention. We direct our attention to the things in our field of vision. If we don’t give ourselves conscious reminders then we default to whatever’s around: our inbox, the thousand-fold distractions of social media, the furniture… nothing meaningful, nothing long-term, nothing great.
I’ve deliberately added more reminders to myself as the study has become my work-centre. I have Charlie Gilkey‘s famous line Do Epic Shit on a sign on the study door. I have artwork I bought because it reminds me of how I want to rock the world. And I’ll be daring the Wrath of the Real Estate Agent to put up some work on the wall behind my monitor. All of these small changes have helped, a lot.
The ever-wonderful Alexia shared a clever tip with me from one of her mentors. If you have a numbered goal you need to achieve (chapters written, clients signed up, guest posts completed) then stick up the same number of blank Post-It notes somewhere in your field of vision. As you sign up the clients/finish the chapter/email the guest post you write the name on it. Wonderful! You always know how close you are to the goal, how much progress you’ve already made, and your brain gets a subtle reminder every single time you look in that direction, “Oh yeah! Must get that done.”
What a fantastic idea! I’ll be using it to track signups for my Next Big Thing, which is only days away from going live (and if you want in on the ground floor, don’t forget to sign up for the Advanced Awesomeness list).
How about you, sweetpea? What glorious goals do you need to keep in the forefront of your mind? Any other tips to share on how to keep your attention focused over time? Tell me in the comments!