The Zone
It feels great when you’re locked in, fully focused, deep in the zone making real progress. Unfortunately these moments, if they are left unprotected, get interrupted by email/text notifications, phone calls and fill in the blank.
In a perfect world you’d stay in this special place as often and as long as possible. But with the demands of business/life we get ripped out of the zone and worse yet, we allow distractions to dim our light. It happens to the best of us.
Protect your time with these 3 techniques:
Be aware of what time(s) of day you’re generally locked in the zone and protect this time. For me it’s very early morning time.
Remove all distractions while in the flow - leave your phone in the other room, don’t check emails or pick up calls from your best friend. For God’s sake do not check instagram. Just shut the door, block out the noise and get to work.
Pro Tip: A Clean Desk = A Clean MindMake the most of this time, as it's the most valuable part of your day. Once you’re locked in, stay locked in for as long as you can because when you break the flow, you may not get back into the rhythm all day.
The Zone is a real thing, pay it proper respect and reap the rewards.
Poll Results: The results are in from last week’s survey - 67% of voters said “the journey is more important than the destination”.
Sidebar: I’m still getting an overwhelming response to joining a peer advisory group. If interested, shoot me a message.
Tim Martinez
“The Inside Man”
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