Getting the success you want, is often considered to be a result of pure effort, luck, providence, intelligence, relationships or a combination of these factors. The quote by film producer, Samuel Goldwyn “the harder I work, the luckier I get”, suggests a confluence of factors. Some of these are outside an individual’s control, are they not? So where does one start?
“Not getting what you want is often wanting what you get” – Anonymous.
My view is that the starting point for getting what you want is knowing what you want and what makes it important to you. These provide the energy required for success and the language to share them with others. Knowing what you want also enables you to create a strategy to get it, starting from assessing your current position in relation to the future end-state. A strategy, not a plan. Used by successful organisations, it also works for individuals.
So, you may already be successful, in the way you describe success. On the other hand, you may not feel so successful. What else do still you want now and in the future? Listen for a few tips to add to your tool-kit, then share your own success tools and any other comments. Then take action.
In our increasingly noisy world, it’s easy to accept being distracted and that a short attention span is the norm. Successful individuals would however have learnt to focus and pay attention to what is most important.
Focus is both a choice and an action. It is ‘directed attention’ which takes place even in the presence of distractions. This is typified when we are asked to “pay attention”. Then, either one or several our five senses must be brought to bear on our chosen target. They’re unlikely to stay there for long without habit or an act of will. We can therefore learn to keep focus or pay attention.
So, does multi-tasking really work for you? Better than choosing to focus on one task at a time, before moving to the next? Are you still able to give adequate attention to each of the tasks? Perhaps you’ve not explored which suits you best. Listen, tell us your views or experiment with it, then share your views.
