Are you able to effectively focus your time and resources?
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Are you able to effectively focus your time and resources?
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Objectives• Examine focus in the context of
entrepreneurial mindset• Explore the impact of focus on success as
an entrepreneur• Assess your personal focus
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Defining focus
“a central point of attention or activity”
• Self-discipline• Motivation• Meticulousness
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The benefits of focus• Successful entrepreneurs are able to focus
attention on a single task and see it through to completion
• Investing their attention, and processing information efficiently, enables entrepreneurs to be decisive and thoughtful in their decisions
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Further thoughts on self-discipline• Have a routine: to-do list• Structure your day: time allotments
– Done is better than perfect
• Push yourself: goal-oriented• Write your goals: quantify and timeline• Reward yourself: money, time, etc.
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A primary task of leadership is to direct attention• To do so, leaders must learn to focus their
own attention – We commonly mean thinking about one thing
while filtering out distractions
• We actually focus in many ways, for different purposes, drawing on different neural pathways
Goleman, 2013
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Leaders need to cultivate awareness
1. Inward focus
2. Focus on others
3. Outward focus– Improve ability to devise strategy,
innovate, and manage organizations
Cultivates emotional intelligence
Goleman, 2013
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“Focus: The Hidden Driver of Excellence” by Daniel Goleman | Talks at Google
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Summary
“A wealth of informationcreates a poverty of attention”
Herbert Simon, Economist, 1971
• Learn to master your focus and you will be in command of – where you are, and – your organization.