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How to Handle Distractions
Have you ever been busy all day without accomplishing anything? You were probably distracted.
Ever wonder why you feel frustrated at work? Distractions might be stopping you.
Ever feel stress? Distractions may be the cause.
Distractions are not just irritating, they are destructive forces that ruin your productivity. Examples: Chatty coworkers, personal problems, sunny days, rainy days, holidays, earthquakes, debts, salespeople, money concerns, health problems and more.
How do you handle distractions? Get organized.
"THOSE INDIVIDUALS OR AREAS THAT ARE THE LEAST WELL-ORGANIZED ARE AFFECTED THE MOST BY DISTRACTIONS." -- L. Ron Hubbard
A well-organized business understands distractions and organizes to deal with them. For example, a key worker calls in sick. In a well-organized group, the manager calls in a temporary worker from an agency, gives the worker a written list of instructions and everyone gets their work done. A poorly-organized group discusses the problem for 20 minutes without coming to a solution. This group is then distracted all day because they have to do the missing worker's job.
When a well-organized business owner gets a legal notice, he or she delegates the problem to a lawyer and focuses on making a prosperous day. A poorly-organized business owner drops everything and spends an hour on the telephone and worries about it all day.
Well-organized groups handle emergencies, disasters and sudden increases in production without breathing hard. Poorly-organized groups are overwhelmed by them.
Personal Organization
Organizing your personal life so you are not distracted boosts your productivity and income, as well.
For example, you don't need to talk to everyone who calls you. It's also silly to read every piece of mail or e-mail you receive.
If you are organized, your communications are organized so you only receive information that is relevant to your job. Except for emergencies, you ignore family problems, personal problems and even your health problems. All superior producers do this and are not easily distracted. While working, nothing is more important than the work itself.
If your car won't start, your computer crashes or other small disaster occurs, you have backup plans. You are organized and not distracted by these problems. You get your work done despite everything that gets in your road.
How to Get Better Organized
1. Write down five of your biggest distractions or potential distractions.
2. Next to the first distraction, write down how you can get organized so you are not affected by the distraction.
3. Do the same for the other items on the list.
4. Follow your plans and get organized!
5. Write down permanent rules or policies for yourself or your work so you stay organized.
Personal examples: "I will only take personal calls during my lunch hour." "If I get hungry during the afternoon, I will chew gum and keep working until 5:00." "If Joe tries to upset me, I will pretend he is three years old, not get into an argument and get back to work."
Business examples: "If someone asks me to do their job, I will ask them for their pay." "If you have a suggestion for the company, please e-mail all the details to me." "Each summer, we will do the following program to keep our sales up, despite the vacations."
You make much faster progress toward your goals and ultimate success when you are not distracted because you are well-organized.
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