TAGS: FOCUS, PRODUCTIVITY

As an entrepreneur, you feel like you have to do everything. And you do. And now. Immediately. Endless ideas lying around in your head. Saying 'yes' to every opportunity that crosses your path. That is a lot of work.

But how can you make sure you are always focused?

How about taking some time out, resting your head and thinking? Your first thought when reading the previous sentence is probably: 'I can't, I have too much work now. Perhaps. But can I be honest and say that this is not true? Because there is always too much work.

By being more focused, you can (re)direct your own business. Because everything starts and ends with you. You are the engine. You cannot separate that from the other.

The trick is to observe and act as objectively as possible from time to time. I translate observing and acting towards a better focus into the following three phases.

Phase 1: Time to reflect

Even though we are dragging ourselves out of the Corona times and are eager to fly back into them. Have you thought about your own business during these strange times? With a helicopter view?

Perhaps you have asked yourself these critical questions:

- What do I want?

- Who do I want to be?

- What am I doing and do I really want this?

- Who do I prefer to work with?

- Who do I prefer to work for?

- What is success for me?

- And how do I want to achieve that success?

- Is the time and money I am investing sufficiently for this?

Phase 2: Clearly define a long-term goal

The pity is that the thoughts from the first phase or the ideas you had when you started as an entrepreneur are often parked. You do nothing with them. With the thought that there is no time for it. Because other things are more important. They are not.

After phase one, phase two helps you to focus on a long-term goal. It is important that you define the goal clearly. Your focus will strengthen once you have clearly visualised your future.

But then the challenge is to effectively develop this image in the form of a plan. It will help you to take specific actions towards your goal, including a time frame. You set achievable tasks that you translate into monthly, weekly, even daily results. And be confident that you will succeed.

Phase 3: Learn to say no

As an entrepreneur, you often have the tendency and the drive to say 'yes' to a lot of opportunities, which puts you in a flow of things you didn't really want to do. By going through phases one and two, you can learn to say no to the things that cross your path that do not apply (anymore). And if you find it difficult to say no, learn to set more boundaries.

Dare to show what you have achieved, what you want to achieve and where your focus lies. The right inflow comes from the right focus.

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