I’ve felt very motivated with the start of the new year. I’ve created some goals that I’m excited about, but I’m having a really hard time focusing since the year started. Lately, when I sit in front of the computer and try to do one task, I seem to get distracted and end off down the rabbit hole of the internet. Actually, since I started blogging I’ve found this to happen. There is so much to learn about the million different aspects of blogging and it is so easy to get sucked into research instead of writing. So I’m choosing as my word of the year, “FOCUS”
I need to focus on one task at a time: My mind is always thinking up new ideas and looking up new things. I lose myself too often in the planning and researching rather than the doing. I need more doing and less looking. I need to read whole articles instead of pinning every link provided in the article.I get a million tabs open at once and cannot even remember which article I started on. I need to focus on one topic and finish that search or reading and then move to a new one.
I need to focus on enjoying myself in the moment: It is so hard for me to just enjoy the moment, I’m worried about what is next. I worry about what time it is, or how the day is being spent, more so than really and truly enjoying that moment. I need to be able to relax and enjoy what is in front of me.
I need to focus on the process: I can’t just jump to the end. I want everything to be perfect now and it is hard for me to work through the process and steps needed to get there. I need to learn to focus on the steps that take me to the destination.
I have a lot I want to learn and achieve this year and without focus I’m never going to get there!
This word of the year post is part of The Nectar Collective’s “The Creative Collective” initiative.
Melyssa has come up with 23 really cool creative activities for the year, that she will showcase every first and third Wednesday of the month. I plan on participating in all 23 and will be posting my participation on the Monday before her features, so jump over to her site to see what is in store for the year!
P.S. I realize that a graphic is not exactly what Melyssa might have had in mind with this project but one of my goals for 2014 is to expand my graphic design skills…so I felt like this is fitting in its own way…and I did print it out to hang up.
I’m doing a very similar project with One Little Word that gives monthly prompts. It’s my first year so I’m enjoying it. I look forward to seeing how yours goes. My word is balance for a lot of the same reasons you have for your word.
I am so with you on finding my focus can sometime wander too – I love your ideas for 2014. Great post!
Spending more time researching instead of doing is def the story of my life! My word for this year is change and focus is most def a huge part of that. I wish you the best this year!!
Thanks for stopping by Alisha! There is just so much to learn and do…it’s really hard turn-off sometimes and focus on one aspect at a time! Change is a great one..can’t change anything without focusing 🙂
how funny that I’m the one who linked up after you because my word for the year is Focus also, and I had also made a digital design 🙂 I only found out about the linkup today, so I just linked up what I had posted a couple weeks ago. I’m going to have so much fun with this and getting to know other creatives like yourself better!
Hi Christina! I can’t believe we would link at the same time and pick the same word..too funny! I’m looking forward to looking around your site (just opened it)…see I’m already off the rails with the whole focus thing 🙂 I love Melyssa’s idea and can’t wait to see what people produce. I’m new to the whole blogging thing so I was a bit nervous to take this on but this one really spoke to me. Ok..off to learn more about you 🙂
“I need to focus on one task at a time.” I just can not do this lol and it’s awful. I’m doing multiple things all at once and I’m successful at completing them but maybe I would yield more results if I focused on one thing at a time. Here’s to learning how to focus more!
Multi-tasking is great though..I think it might be essential for running your own business as you do 🙂 I just can not learn new skill that way 🙂 Thanks for the support Angel!
i’m a list girl! i make my lists and then cross off each one. helps me focus otherwise i start to procrastinate.
I utilize lists too..but for some reason with the blog that just does not work for me. I asked P if he thought I would be developing ADD at 30..he said no.