JÜRGEN SCHMECHEL First Principle for your success: FOCUS
Focus is the number one success factor in every business.
Throughout my career as a business strategist I have seen companies
failing because they had no focus. I have seen fantastic businesses
succeeding because of their laser beam focus.
If you look at the numbers it is obvious that focus is the key to success.
We only have 168 hours per week. In those 168 hours we need to sleep,
eat, exercise, spend time with our loved ones and live our busy lives.
Every task and every project is frantically seeking attention from you.
Each distraction from your main business focus is slowing you down out
of proportion to its importance. If you had a hundred hours a week for your business and you put all your effort and
energy into your one major goal - you might achieve your outcome in a year.
On the other hand, if you now allocate only half the time (fifty hours) and spend the other half on another project you
will not finish your first project in two years as you might expect (half the time allocated, double the time needed).
Rather you will need at least three or five years to complete the project. In today’s fast moving business world three
or five years is too long. That is where businesses fail.
You need to ask yourself: “Where is my major focus?” and act upon it.
What is your major goal? What gets you out of bed each morning? What do you want to have accomplished in the
next 365 days or in the next month? We all underestimate what we can achieve in a year’s time, but overestimate
what we could achieve within a week.
If you have a clear answer to these questions, then go for it - with all your heart. Avoid distractions and assemble a
team that share the same goal and single-mindedness of focus. Single-mindedness of focus means that your thoughts,
your concentration, your focus revolves only around one point.
Have a look at the picture on the top of this page. That tree stands on a rock. It looks like it is impossible to get enough
nurturing soil at that place. Nevertheless the tree is growing, is strong and now splitting the rock on which it is sitting.
Action steps to take in 2014
Create a vision board.
Get crystal clear on your focus.
Get enough sleep - stop watching television.
Manage distractions like email and phone calls by allotting time.
Create rituals to connect with your goals and to keep your focus laser beam tight.
Ask yourself: What are you gaining from not being focussed? Do you want to change?
Jürgen Schmechel is a qualified business analyst and internationally accredited
Excel wizard, specialises in workflow and financial modelling. He uses nearly 30 years
of experience, combined with his German precision and passion in helping others to
empower business owners to achieve the growth and success they dream of.
http://www.Capitalise-it.com.au