Real Focus. Magazine Psychologies

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      “ Every time you are distracted from one task by something or someone else it takes an average of eleven minutes to get your focus back. ”

      “How I found my focus” –

      ‘I am a freelance copywriter so am responsible for finding and maintaining my own clients and have to manage my time. It had been going well for about five years until things started to spin out of control shortly after my two daughters went to school full time. Despite having more time on my hands with my kids being at school, I found I had less structure to my days, not more.

      I began to struggle with self-discipline and focus and also the isolation of working alone. If I didn’t “catch” my best hours in the morning, I found I could easily squander a whole day procrastinating – telling myself I’d get down to work after I’d booked this, or been to do a supermarket shop or taken a call from a friend. I’d then feel terribly guilty and spend all evening working to make up for it, forfeiting time I could spend doing something I enjoyed, or with my girls.

      I realized something had to change when I basically ran out of money. My lack of focus meant I wasn’t earning what I needed and this in turn, made me feel pressured, depressed and even more distracted. I had to do something! It was talking to a mixture of friends, other freelancers and a coach that helped me come up with strategies: