Many of us are looking for the best strategies & tools to stay productive or a way to keep good habits because we are constantly distracted by the world around us. These distractions can become over whelming causing you to be more lazy and increase procrastination.
Develop Self-Awareness
The foundation of our thoughts & emotions comes from how developed our self-awareness is. With a developed self-awareness we are better able to identify our strengths and weaknesses in life.
When we lack self-awareness it’s difficult to become successful in anything because if you don’t know what your weaknesses are, you couldn’t make progress.
The more conscious we become about our unhealthy behaviors we can start reverse engineering them to work in our favor. The most important project you’ll ever work on is yourself. If you don’t take the time to create the life you want then no one else will do it for you.
Goal Setting
The outcomes of your life are determined by the goals that you have set to get yourself there. When you don’t have a plan for where you want to go it becomes difficult to determine where you’ll end up in life.
Most of us don’t have any goals for how we want to live our lives & it becomes difficult to see the path to our success. Be smart and set up a map for your life so that way you if you get lost, you have the directions to get back on track.
By setting goals for yourself, your productivity will significantly increase because now your mind has a blueprint of where it needs to go. If you feel stuck or lost in your life, then it’s time to evaluate the goals you have. By frequently revisiting your goals, you can identify what you value most & make changes to them when necessary.
Prioritizing Your Time
The key to living a more productive life is prioritizing time to work on your important projects & goals. We all have busy lives but by blocking out 1–2 hours to work on your goals, you’re able to reach success much more efficiently.
This time is necessary if you’re going to become successful at anything in life. You will be dedicating 100% of your focus & concentration on the goals you’re trying to accomplish. This helps to reduce any distractions that can impacting to completing your goals.
It feels like you never have time for yourself when you fail to prioritize time to work on your passions. You must start owning your time & not allowing others to take it from you. The battle for your time starts when you wake up in the morning and blocking out time to be productive can be the secret sauce to your success.
Failing Forward
As we work towards our success and becoming a more productive human, there will be set backs or challenges we face. It’s important to understand that when we fail at something, you can always learn from it. Don’t just give up on yourself.
If people gave up every time they failed at something, the world would be a much different place. That is why you must embrace failure as an opportunity to improve yourself. If you give up every time life gets hard, then you may never reach your goals. This will lead you to feeling like you’re not making progress.
Great things come out of failure when you’re able to identify your weaknesses and learn from your mistakes. The most successful humans on earth have been able to adapt to obstacles — while most people consider set backs to be failures. You can overcome any challenge when you have a strong mindset to get through the rough parts of life.
Remembering You Will Die
Yes it is true, tomorrow isn’t promised & each day that goes by is one that you will never get back. When you grasp the reality & understanding that there is a time limit for your life, you’ll stop bullshitting yourself.
Time is your most valuable asset & the sooner you start to realize that, the faster you can begin to implement the strategies that will keep you productive. This realization keeps me on my toes because I don’t want to be 20 years down the road regretting the chances or risks I didn’t take.
That’s why every day you should be striving to become a better version of yourself & you should always be looking for a way to grow. All the time you spend on Netflix, T.V, Social media etc. could be used to greatly increase your overall productivity.
When you’re supposed to be productive, start paying closer attention to who or what is taking up your time. The more aware you become, the easier it is to direct your attention back to what’s more important in your life.
