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The Chalene Show | Diet, Fitness & Life Balance

The 5 Things I Do To Get My Distracted Brain To Focus - 1018

The Chalene Show | Diet, Fitness & Life Balance

Chalene Johnson

Wellness, Health & Fitness, Chalenejohnson, Personalgrowth, Fitness, Lifecoaching, Health, Personaldevelopment, Family, Mental Health, Organization, Nutrition, Diet, Goals, Relationships, Focus, Faith, Productivity, Advice

4.8 • 7.2K Ratings

🗓️ 8 September 2023

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

Do you feel constantly distracted? Unproductive? Or at the end of a really busy day you still feel like nothing got done?

In this episode of The Chalene Show Podcast, Chalene Johnson dives deep into the subject that affects us all: the struggle with distractions and their negative impact on our ability to focus and be productive. Drawing from personal experiences and expert insights from Brian Tracy's life-changing book "Eat That Frog," Chalene lays down 5 actionable strategies to conquer distractions and optimize productivity.

You will understand how distractions not only rob you of productivity but also negatively affect your relationships, self-esteem, and even your safety, the psychology behind distractions, and the power of time-blocking. Learn how to manage your impulses and redirect your focus using the 'When-Then' strategy.

Get practical tips on using physical reminders and timers, how to set boundaries with your smartphone.

Don't miss this eye-opening episode that is packed with actionable tips and strategies to help you achieve your true potential by mastering the art of focus and productivity. Perfect for anyone who feels overwhelmed by distractions, including those dealing with focus challenges like ADHD.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Do you feel like distractions are robbing your mind of the focus that you want?

0:05.0

Do you know what you need to do but yet some days your attention just feels like it's been hijacked?

0:10.0

Is your to-do list like a million miles long?

0:12.7

You're busy all day long, but at the end of the day,

0:15.3

it feels like all the dings and bings and notifications

0:18.9

steal you away from the things that really needed to get done.

0:21.4

If it feels almost impossible to have the kind of

0:24.3

focus that you need to get the kind of things done that you need to get done, you

0:27.8

are not alone. And if you're sick of feeling this way and you want to learn how to

0:30.9

focus, you, my friends, are listening to the right episode.

0:35.0

The sea of concentration is your ability to focus which we talked about before

0:40.0

it's your ability to focus single-mindedly on one thing at a time, and to work on that

0:45.2

one task until it's complete, and to discipline yourself not to do anything else or to become

0:50.0

distracted by emails and bells and bips and noises and things like that is just

0:55.7

your ability to focus like a laser beam on a single task.

1:00.3

Thanks for joining me my name is Shelene Johnson and in today's episode I'm going to share with you five really simple strategies to help you develop the habit of focus to help you get your easily distracted brain to focus on the things that need to get done and focus is essential. It's essential for everything.

1:18.8

When we improve our focus we improve our mood, effectiveness our relationships our potential our productivity and our confidence

1:26.9

Now if you're new to the show or you don't know a lot about my story I very much have struggled with focus all my freaking life and I

1:36.5

didn't know it was a big deal because my dad has pretty extreme ADHD he was

1:40.9

diagnosed I think at age 70 so it's never too late to get that

1:44.2

diagnosis I grew up in a household where things were pretty chaotic I mean it was

1:48.6

fun and it was crazy and we were always like changing subjects and things

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