Fixing Focus Foundations. Part 1.

Maximizing productivity of people TOP-BOTTOM approach.

How strong is your focus?

How focused are your teammates?

According to 麦肯锡 Flow (which follows focus) increases productivity by up to 500%! Are you overstuffing and working long hours because of poor focus skills?

The Key to Effortless Scheduling: Your North Star Priorities

Yesterday, I started working with a client on something crucial: defining her "?North Star Priorities?"—those guiding visions and goals, principles that make daily scheduling not just easy, but fast and meaningful.

Many of us, especially when we’re new to self and time mastery, think we should start from the bottom up—handling daily tasks first and then hoping they’ll add up to our bigger goals.

But just like building a house??, designing your life and business growth never start from laying the first brick hoping it’ll turn out into a good house.

It starts with a blueprint.

And that blueprint is your well-defined vision.

Unless you are building a hut for a week to last…

Before diving into the hustle of day-to-day tasks, you need to know what that hustle is for. This allows you to adjust when life throws curveballs and to filter out distractions.

And just like that, TOP-TO-BOTTOM, before you even attempt to focus, you have to figure out what to focus on.

Sounds obvious?

Yet, it’s not common practice.

Flow Follows Focus,

and Focus Follows the Goal ??

Just like a precision shooter needs to see their target clearly to hit it, to hit the gold ??, your brain ?? needs a clear goal to zero in on.

??The brain is a goal-seeking, reward-chasing machine - it’s a goal-killer.

When you have a crystal-clear target, your brain unleashes all its neurochemistry and energy, pumping up your action muscles.

Have you ever noticed that when you’re intensely clear about what you want to achieve—like writing, for instance—you can block out the noisiest, most cluttered environment and get into “the zone”?

No caffeine, no performance-enhancing drugs, just pure focus.

That’s the power of clarity!

Struggling with Focus?

Start with This Question ??

If you’re struggling to focus—or if you’re leading others through the same struggle —start by asking,

“Do we have crystal clarity about where I’m going and why?”

Without this clarity, no amount of caffeine, noise-canceling headphones, or time-management hacks will help.

Your brain has a special circuit called the RAS, or reticular-activating system, that filters out all internal and external noise ONCE it locks onto a clear target.

It’s like a hunter laser-focused on its prey.

This works for everyone, even those with ADHD.

So before you try to fix your brain with meds or therapy, focus on fixing your focus FIRST!

Some Resources to Help You Get Clear ??

• "Attention Span: A Groundbreaking Way to Restore Balance, Happiness and Productivity" by Gloria Mark, PhD
• "Clearer, Closer, Better: How Successful People See the World" by Emily Balcetis, PhD

Remember, focus is a fundamental requirement for productivity.

And focus can only work its magic when it’s aimed at very clear goals.

So, if you want to improve your productivity, productivity and results of others - start by figuring out where you want to go.

Out and Over,

Angela Helping Your Best Stay Focused

PS: Want to master your focus together?

Reach out to set up a workshop to develop crystal clarity and maximize your productive time. I’m also available to help teams find their focus.