Do you feel like you’re busy all the time and that the days are getting shorter? Are you constantly overwhelmed and can’t seem to quite make your deadlines? Is the amount of time you’re able to concentrate diminishing?
If you answered yes, you’re lacking mental focus which is holding you back from your full potential.
Learning how to focus is how you break free from the never-ending cycle. You’re not always going to be able to be 100% focused, but learning how to focus will help you meet your goals and enable you to conquer any task.
Below you’ll learn how to focus so you can train your brain and know exactly what needs to get done.
Let’s get started.
1. Identify Your Purpose
It’s going to be difficult to maintain mental focus when your body, mind, and soul are not in line with your purpose. Every day can seem like it’s on repeat and filled with eternal dread. When your heart isn’t in it, you aren’t able to hit a flow state and maintain concentration for long periods.
Consider that your lack of passion may be causing you to lose focus throughout the day. If this sounds like you, it might be time to contemplate taking a new direction in life.
Finding a new path in life can be frightening. The payoff of facing your fears is being able to focus more for longer periods while being able to spend time on what you love. Try new things, spend time focusing on yourself, and find out what makes your clock tick.
One of the best ways to discover your drive and purpose is to use the ‘5 Whys‘. This form of self-questioning will help you get to the core of what you want out of life.
It works like this…
Let’s say your initial want is to “make more money.”
Why do you want to make more money? “Because I want to buy a big house.”
Why do you want a big house? “Because living in a big house is comfortable”
Why does only a big house make you comfortable? “Because I have a big family, with a wife and three kids; we need a big house for everyone.”
Why do you want a big house for everyone to live in? “Because I want them to live in a comfortable place.”
Why is that? “Because I love my family and I want them to be happy.”
Can you now see the clear difference between the initial want and the true purpose at the end? In this example, you thought you wanted more money; but in reality, what you truly want is for your family to be happy. While making more money and getting a big house could do that, how you treat your family and the time you spend with them are key elements too.
