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“And what is man without energy? Nothing—nothing at all.” ~Mark Twain
The Power of Focus
Twain’s profound insight serves as a cornerstone for understanding the importance of focus in our lives.
Focus is about harnessing and directing our energy effectively.
Imagine a five-watt light bulb—it can barely light up a closet. But when that same energy is focused, it can cut through steel.
This is the fundamental principle behind the order of focus: selection, concentration, and then focus.
SELECT » CONCENTRATE » FOCUS
A popular method to enhance focus is the Pomodoro® Technique.
This ttechnique involves using a timer (app on a mobile device) for a specific period, such as 25 or 45 minutes, and dedicating that time solely to one task.
This method establishes a defined focus period, allowing for deep, uninterrupted work. Its simplicity and effectiveness lie in its ability to create a sense of urgency and clarity, making it easier to concentrate on the task at hand.
To improve your Habitstrength™, The Habit Factor applies the concepts of “Minimum Success Criteria” and “Target Days” for successive 28-day habit-tracking periods. Combining The Habit Factor® with the Pomodoro® Technique creates a powerful one-two punch to enhance productivity.
You can quickly transition from scattered energy to focused accomplishment.
Give it a try: track as few as three habits for 28 days and apply the Pomodoro® Technique for your focus periods.
Enjoy the show!
~mg
P.S.: This is precisely what the “Behavior Echo-System”/Grunburg Behavior model teaches. 👇
Worth reiterating:
GOOD HABITS HAPPEN WHEN PLANNED;
BAD HABITS HAPPEN ON THEIR OWN.
Learn more about the world’s most advanced and modern behavior model 👇
The “Behavior Echo-System”/Grunburg Behavior Model is recognized as a genuine representation of human behavior, framed by two major components: the environment and one's thoughts/stories. This groundbreaking framework demonstrates how energy and information transfer, flow, vibrate, and reverberate to alter behaviors, habits and skills.
This reverberation creates a perpetual, personal “behavior echo-system.” Never before has a behavior model demonstrated how energy and information reverberate perpetually to influence human behavior. Everyone "lives" in their own behavior echo-system.
While you can share an environment with someone, you cannot share your behavior echo-system with anyone. Your experiences, stored stories, and perceptions are unique.
It is not an ecosystem; it’s an ECHO SYSTEM, as in reverberation.
This system consists of interconnected components that influence one's behaviors, habits, and skills.
It is not a "behavior echo chamber" either. It is a "Behavior Echo-System."
While emotions and feelings are crucially important, they have less influence over time for emotionally mature adults.
Emotional maturity allows individuals to manage their emotions and, consequently, the related behavioral influences.
This model helps anyone understand, guide, and troubleshoot their attempts at behavior change, personal transformation, and goal achievement.
(If you’d like to learn more about the model and how it may help you or your organization, feel free to connect).
BONUS: How to Intentionally develop habits and skills ON DEMAND. 👇
MORE:
Follow P.A.R.R., PLAN, ACT, RECORD & REASSESS - the habit development framework first published in The Habit Factor® (2010).
PARR provides a repeatable, predictable and practical roadmap for transforming fleeting good intentions into ingrained habits and skills.
**Plan, Act, Record, Reassess**
The PLAN begins with identifying “Target Days” and “Minimum Success Criteria.” (learn more here)
**ACT** upon your plan bridges the gap between intention and action/behavior!
**RECORD** your experiences (Habit Tracking) allows for self-efficacy, introspection and reinforces your intention.
Finally, **REASSESS** your actions/behaviors against your plan allows you to assess your progress and even “raise the bar” for your next 28-day habit tracking period. Following PARR is a proven way to increase Habitstrength™.
By repeating the P.A.R.R. habit tracking process for successive 28-Day tracking periods, the automaticity and habitstrength™ of any habit or skill increases.
Through this iterative, intentional practice approach - any virtue, habit and/or skill can be developed by following P.A.R.R.
Aloha my friend! 🤙
Additional:
Download the free habits-to-goals tracking template to cultivate the habits that support your goals here: https://thehabitfactor.com/templates.
Books that may help "The Power of Positive Thinking" by Norman Vincent Peale and "How to Win Friends and Influence People" by Dale Carnegie.
MG’s Books: EVERYTHING is a F*cking Story, The Pressure Paradox™ & The Habit Factor®
Check out the latest cohort offering; the waitlist is now open: The 28-Day Breakthrough!
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