Having trouble staying focused before the Holidays?

How to tame a distracted or squirrelly mind…

I don’t know about you, but I get easily distracted around the holiday season. So much to do both personally and within work, like there wasn’t enough going on already!?

If you’re working from home and don’t have that separation between work and personal space that creates a whole new level of distraction. So how can we calm our minds and stay present, focused on what needs to happen despite the holiday demands?

Here are 3x common yet effective tips to help you calm your mind and gain some focus:

• Take a Deep Breath - better yet take 3x. Then Write Down the things you know you must do by end of the day. Rather than letting them swirl around in your brain get them out on paper. This will not only save energy from trying to remember them as your day ticks away it gives you a clear list to glance at when feeling your wavering off track.

• Take a Break - don’t just stay at your workspace and start scrolling through your phone but rather get up, stretch, and take a walk to another room or better yet outside for fresh air. Inviting movement into your day will help your mind move on from the “swirling” and gain focus when you return to your workspace or task at hand.

• Set the Boundary - do tasks in 30-45 min chunks. By applying a time limit to a task, it should create the focus naturally. Are you someone who says, “I work well under pressure”? If so, you may need to create your own pressure at certain times to get you on track and focused to the end of a task.

Studies have shown that deadlines produce action. So, give it a try and you may be surprised how much you can get done in this amount of time.

Give it a try and find calm or fun in the process!