12 Tips To Improve and Maintain Your Work Focus

1. Learn to delegate. Don’t be afraid to ask your family, friends and colleagues for help in doing your minor
but urgent tasks. This way, you can focus more on what’s important.
2. Study your energy patterns. Determine which times of the day you feel inspired and motivated and note
when your lazy times are. Being aware of this helps in planning your daily routine.
3. Block out time for work. This means having a daily, non-negotiable schedule to do your important tasks.
4. Remove possible distractions. Eliminate time wasters – turn off the television, tell your friends and
colleagues not to disturb you and disconnect from the internet.
5. Always have well-defined goals. Write them down on paper. State your desired results as clearly as
possible.
6. Assess your tasks at hand. Determine which are urgent and/or important. Act accordingly.
7. Give yourself a powerful reason and meaningful purpose why you need to finish your task.
Having this will motivate you to sustain your work focus.

8. Employ finish-line focus towards your tasks. Before starting, decide the amount of work you want to
finish, don’t stop until you meet that goal. Stay committed.
9. Break down complicated tasks into simple ones. Make it a checklist. Track your progress and cross off
completed tasks immediately. This will make you feel better and hopefully inspire you to do more.

10. Take a break once in awhile. When you notice yourself becoming less focused and feeling strung out,
stop for a moment and rest. Just make sure you come back to it though. Avoid procrastination.
11. Reward yourself for accomplishing your set tasks. Remember that it’s important to always feel good
about your work.

12. Be consistent. Move ahead towards your goals everyday. Plan and prioritise your tasks constantly. Make it
a habit.