{"id":122,"date":"2013-01-18T16:18:41","date_gmt":"2013-01-19T00:18:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/the365effect.com\/?p=122"},"modified":"2017-02-14T15:15:49","modified_gmt":"2017-02-14T23:15:49","slug":"ambition-killers-5-goal-destroying-distractions-to-avoid-at-all-costs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/the365effect.com\/ambition-killers-5-goal-destroying-distractions-to-avoid-at-all-costs\/","title":{"rendered":"Ambition killers – 5 goal destroying distractions to avoid at all costs"},"content":{"rendered":"

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On a 1-to-10 scale How Ambitious are you?<\/h1>\n

How many of you wake up rip, roaring and ready to take on the world?\u00a0 You spring out of bed, rush through your morning ablutions and excited and ready to get er…<\/p>\n

and then WHAM..<\/h2>\n

Your first call of the day comes in…<\/p>\n

You look at your emails and they’re like bunnies multiplying on a spring day…<\/p>\n

Your phone is blowing up with text messages…<\/p>\n

Your kids, wife, Mom, Dad or coworkers are excited to see you and to be in your greatness, trouble is they WANT you… NOW.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Do you see a pattern or trend occurring here?\u00a0 Of course you do because at times you’re the one living it. Where did your ambition go and what happened to your goals that you were so fired up to achieve when you first got up and out of bed?<\/p>\n

Here are 5 Goal Destroying Distractions that are sure to sap away at your ambition.<\/h1>\n

How many corrupt you each day? Better yet – What are you doing about it?<\/h2>\n

1) The Internet<\/strong> –\u00a0 It’s the biggest time waster ever invented.\u00a0 It grabs you by the eyeballs and sucks you in.\u00a0 It can take you to places you never imagined as well as destroy any hope of meeting a deadline.\u00a0 It’s heroin for the non-drug<\/a> user.<\/p>\n

Your ambition will be killed by the internet.\u00a0 It will distract you so learn to manage it.<\/p>\n

– Helpful Tip<\/strong> – Turn it off.\u00a0 If you absolutely don’t need it to accomplish your current task then shut the darn thing off.\u00a0 I am a MAC user and I think Freedom<\/a> is a great product.<\/p>\n

2) Clutter<\/strong> – Taking a page from comedian Jeff Foxworthy – If your Inbox is flowing into your Outbox – you might be a Clutterneck.\u00a0 If your workstation looks like it’s ready for the next episode of “Hoarders” – you might be a Clutterneck.\u00a0 If your desk looks more like an “Office Depot” 50% off sale – then you might be a Clutterneck.<\/p>\n

– Helpful Tip<\/strong> – Clean yourself the heck up.\u00a0 Remove everything and find a clean, tidy place for it.\u00a0 Stick to one project at a time at your workspace.\u00a0 Too many “shiny bits” in front of you or in your line of sight are sure to become a distraction.\u00a0\u00a0 One other note if you have one goal that’s great but if you have too many goals they in themselves can be distractions.<\/p>\n

3) Noise<\/strong> – It’s everywhere.\u00a0 The “Chatty Cathy” in the cubical next to you or the constant sound of the Barista brewing the next 1\/2 cafe Moccachino.\u00a0 Noise is one of the worst distractions out there.<\/p>\n

– Helpful Tip<\/strong> – Choose music to play in your headphones or over your home system that is without lyrics. The lyrics make you want to join in and sing along and that can kill your train of thought.\u00a0 As my wife loves to do you can also just put your headphones in without anything playing in them.\u00a0 It makes you look like you are listening to something and appear less likely to want to join in any distracting conversations or interactions<\/p>\n

4) Loved Ones –<\/strong> Yup…\u00a0 Those amazing people who make it all worthwhile.\u00a0 Your wife, kids, friends and even co-workers – they’re deadly Ninjas who come in and toss throwing stars into your productivity.\u00a0 You don’t want to interact with them but they are so convincing and stealthy that you can’t resist. They are most likely your biggest distractions.<\/p>\n

– Helpful Tip –<\/strong> Set boundaries.\u00a0 You can’t shut yourself into a room for 8 hours at a time and expect to be productive.\u00a0 Most people are only good on any project for a maximum of 2 hours at a time anyways.\u00a0 Set a boundary and let them know that you are not to be interrupted for the next 2 hours.\u00a0 Meet that goal and then go get some love, let them refresh you and pump you up for another 2 hour block to come.<\/p>\n

5) Cell Phone<\/strong> – Possibly the biggest challenge of them all.\u00a0 It beeps, it rings, it sings and it vibrates, all the while taking your attention off what you really need to be doing. You need to be focusing on the goal.\u00a0 Do you really need to respond instantly to every one’s whim and request?\u00a0 Turn it off and be done with it while you are in that focus time.<\/p>\n

– Helpful Tip –<\/strong> If you have voicemail let people know that you rarely check it and respond much quicker to a text message so please send one rather than a voicemail.\u00a0 If you can’t quite get the hang of turning your phone off completely then make sure that your all important “emergency contact” (your wife or husband etc) has a unique ring tone.\u00a0 Make it stand out so you know that out of all the calls to take, this one is a must.<\/p>\n

If you have a sure fire strategy for avoiding distractions and ambition killers please share as I would love to hear and pass on.<\/p>\n

For more thoughts on things you can do to change your life or to learn more about becoming your own HERO click here<\/a><\/p>\n

What’s distracted you today? \u00a0How did you get past it? Share in the comments below.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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