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Distracted Easily? Try This.

Wired For Distraction

A news headline on your computer screen. Your own thoughts. The buzz of your cell phone. In today’s world, we are bombarded and if you are prone to distraction by nature, learning how to manage this is critical. First, though, acknowledge the upside of how you are wired¹. When I suggested this to Sharon, a sales professional and client, she was relieved. Rather than feel badly for being susceptible to distractions, she identified that her strength is that she is spontaneous and flexible. Her opportunity now is to harness this so that she can be more focused and productive. Read more

Get Distracted

(#3 in the series: Are You A Dreamer?)

A Surprising Invitation

I was sitting toward the front of the room, ready to be attentive to the speaker.  Before he began, he did a surprising thing.  He invited the audience to “get distracted”…to allow our minds to wander off during his talk.  I pictured being the speaker.  Didn’t he want us to listen carefully to the points he had prepared?  Then he explained his rationale.  It wasn’t that he didn’t want us to listen, however, if we drifted off, he wanted us to notice where we were going.  He said that this is often how the creative mind – divine inspiration even – speaks to us.  His invitation to get distracted was actually an instruction to pay attention to the ideas that occurred to us during his presentation. Read more