Fatal Distractions. Do You Know What They Are?

October 28, 2009 | Ryan | Comments 6

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Fatal distractions. These six things will put a huge roadblock in your journey to success.

First of all let’s define distractions. A distraction is anything that that which distracts, divides the attention, or prevents concentration. They come in many ‘not so known’ forms. You MUST learn to eliminate distractions if you are going to be successful in anything that you do.

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What kind of distractions are there?

1. People - People will always distract you from your dreams. Does this mean you should eliminate EVERYONE from your life? No! It simply means to be sure you are hanging around like-minded people (people who want to be successful) These people are very knowledgeable and understand the importance of time.

2. Cell Phone - If I could count the many times I had such a great idea and was distracted by the cell phone, well honestly, I don’t think I could count that high. Cell phones are great for communicating with your friends, family, etc..but throughout the day, do NOT let the cell phone control you. Remember, YOU own it. Choose when to answer. If it is urgent, the person will leave a voice mail and you can check it when your work is done. Most “urgent” situations can usually be answered at a later time.

3. Email - Email is the number ONE distraction on the face of the planet (especially if you use Outlook express or some other email client). There is NO way you can FOCUS on one task if you are constantly reading your emails throughout the day. Tip. Do not allow your email client inform you EVERY single time you receive an email. Choose times to check it throughout the day. My recommendation for this is once a day, right before lunch. Again, if the situation is that important, the person can simply call you. Tell everyone who you come into contact with that you only check your emails once a day

4. Meetings – How many times have you gone to a meeting and realized about halfway through that there is ABSOLUTELY no point in you attending the meeting? Meetings usually are a bunch of BS about stuff that you should do . If you do have meetings, (which I do ALL the time), be sure they are with people that spark your attention. Meetings are meant to be productive. However, in most corporate settings, they are completely pointless. If you are at a job, always ask to skip the meetings and be informed of the details from a co-worker. This will allow you to free up your time for MORE productive things

5. Third Party Social Media Applications - I’m gonna be just DARN honest with you right now…I don’t give a rat’s tail about MAFIA WARS or Yoville or any of those other applications on Facebook. Yes they may be fun, but I could care less about achieving level 45 in mafia wars. Is that REALLY gonna help you become successful in life? NO, and it never will. Every single one of those third party applications are designed to get your information. They will send you information about things that you do not want to buy or opportunities you don’t want to join. Solution: Block ALL application invites on the social networks (Myspace, Facebook, etc..)

6. Instant Messaging – I love instant messaging. However, if you have the instant messaging on Facebook and have over 100 friends, you would never get anything done. Why? Because you would have everyone trying to talk to you. It would be a full time job to keep up with instant messages on Facebook. Solution: GROUP your friends and decide to allow one group to see you are online (if you like instant messaging) Me, personally, I only allow TEN people to see I’m online. Why is that? It’s because those TEN people have the same mindset as me and understand the importance of time.

Overall, these fatal distractions will never allow you to achieve your dreams. Keep your eye on the prize and don’t let anyone tell you different.