Social Icons

twitterfacebookgoogle pluslinkedinrss feedemail

Sunday, August 5, 2012

Distractions are the Enemy of Greatness

Distractions are the Enemy of Greatness! I love this quote from Zig Ziglar. 
Personally, I schedule every moment of my day, including "free time." Otherwise, I'd just be spinning my wheels and overwhelmed by the endless tasks in front of me. Setting daily, weekly, monthly and yearly goals changed my life and workflow. 

When it comes to minimizing distractions, it's more important to me than working hard! If most American's are honest, they'd admit they only do a few hours of productive work a day out of the several they attempt to work. The rest is spent over managing the tasks, talking with coworkers, checking emails, moving information from one gadget to the next, watching TV, gossiping, etc, etc. When the time comes to really try to work, any distraction will set you back 20 minutes because you loose concentration, momentum and more. It's like working hard to fill a bag of sand with a rip in it instead of fixing the rip and sitting back with much less effort to keep it filled. 

Most of us have learned that when you buy something, finding it for cheaper SAVES us money. We need to be honest and realize that reducing distractions save us time, money and EFFORT as well. Consider conveying some rules and expectations to others in your workspace and accomplish your goals with less effort, frustrations and distractions.

It's a little off topic but here's a guy that was affected by being distracted at the wrong moment! Being fascinated by human behavior, it's amazing what is revealed by others in this photo as well! Until next time, may you find all the magic life has to offer.  - Rich


No comments:

Post a Comment

 

Social Services Testimonial

“Rich Ferguson is an engaging, entertaining motivational speaker! He will make you laugh, he will make you cry, and he will make you think! His presentation is interspersed with moments of magic that leave you in awe and wonder. His personal story is inspiring and powerful, demonstrating the resilience of the human spirit and serving as a message of hope to those who work with troubled youth.”

- Denny (Denise) Hoskins, Special Needs Adoption Program (SNAP) Supervisor, Department of Child Services

Rich Ferguson on Ellen

Video Testimonial


“Rich is amazing. His personal story is inspirational and youth seem to naturally be drawn to him.”

- Anna Boyd-Bucy, Executive Director Big Brothers Big Sisters of San Luis Obispo County