More than One Focus Isn't a Focus.

Leadership = focussed attention on the main priority.

More than one focus isn't a focus. 🔭

Too many priorities aren't priorities - that's a to do list to infinity and beyond (insert stress, anxiety and burn-out 🔥).

If you want to be more productive, you need to be able to quiet your mind and focus on the most important things.

Being efficient means narrowing the scope to get the highest priorities done first. 🔬

Here is a structure to help you be more productive with clear purpose.

⚡Trigger: When a new task comes across my desk,

⚡Current behaviour: Instead of mindlessly adding it to my list of "priorities" (or getting distracted by it),

⚡New Behaviour: I will actively consider whether it serves my most important priority.

Continually adding to your priorities without maintaining a focus on the critical tasks only makes you less effective and more susceptible to burning out.

Do less to get more done. It might mean saying no to things. It may require delegation. It could cause push-back. But it will be worth it when you have less stress and higher productivity.

What are you taking off your plate so that the real priorities get your attention?