365QOD- Day737

“Q: From the entrepreneurs you've worked with, what has collectively been the biggest barrier to their success? How do you suggest people overcome this?

A: More than anything, the key is staying focused. I tell a lot of my clients to look at their life like an iPad and to identify what "apps" they have open. 

Most people have way too many apps, or projects open. What happens when a computer has too many apps open? One, the processor speed slows down. And two, worst case scenario, a crash can occur.”- Entrepreneur Coach Antonio Neves on Finding Focus and the Power of Storytelling

I also believe that most people have way too many apps or projects open.  I am definitely one of them.  Even though I currently only have one job, I have many projects. 

The rest of the quote is right on also.  Since my attention is divided then my brain feels like it has slowed down.  Even better, at the end of the year I feel burned out and need to recharge by sitting on the beach for a week or two.

So what?  Well, I think the secret is to focus on one project and place a hold on the other ones until the one is done.  This is easier said than done.  I often start with great energy but then something else looks shinier and more interesting.  I move onto that and then after some time come back to the first project.  Eventually both get done but it is definitely not a sequential process of one thing gets done and I move onto the next one.

I have learned to accept that in me as long as I am executing something.  BUT what I see as a weakness is the idea of ‘too many apps open’.  Maybe I need to limit myself to 2-3 projects in front of me.  Maybe it should be only two?

Today’s question is:

“How many apps do you have open at this time?”