Your Shit Use of Time…

Here are the main interruption-reasons for your lack of productivity – how many are you a victim of…?

The BIG 11.5 Distractions

• 1. TOO MANY ALERTS. Your Smartphone dings more than it rings. Turn them off.
• 2. IRRELEVANT PEOPLE. Personal waste-of-time interruptions that distract you from getting YOUR shit done.
• 3. PHONE CALLS and TEXTS YOU CAN AVOID. Incoming calls and texts that are neither urgent nor important.
• 4. MEETINGS. Hard stops for moveable or unimportant meetings.
• 5. DRINKING TO DULL YOUR LIFE. Beer, wine, and booze. Three productivity destroyers.
• 6. TV, NETFLIX, HULU. Too many hours of mind-numbing nonsense. Ask yourself this million-dollar question, “Will watching this show DOUBLE my income?” If not, you may want to invest your time in something that will.
• 7. ADDICTION. Urgent thought-diverting need for (anything from tobacco to alcohol to drugs to food).
• 8. TIME DIVERSIONS, NON PRIORITIES. non-priorities you think are priorities (party, social wastes of time, bars, ball game, shopping, social media responses).
• 9. GOAL DISTRACTIONS. Side hustle. Evening waste-of-time indulgences. Political involvement.
• 10. THE GNAT FACTOR. Your attention span, or the lack thereof.
• 11. THE MOTH TO A LIGHTBULB FACTOR. You are easily distracted by things that look more interesting than what you’re doing. The grass always looks greener, but rarely is.
• 11.5 OTHER PEOPLE’S DRAMA. Paying too much attention to other people’s shit, and not enough attention to yours.

If you want to get shit done, FIRST you have to get your shit together.

Jeffrey Gitomer

Rate Your Mental & Physical Distractions…

Rate 1-5 – don’t just read this list…circle a number, score yourself, and rate your own reality.

1. Mild, hardly ever, rarely

2. Medium, sometimes – two or three times a week

3. Every Day, at least once a day

4. Severe – every day several times a day

5. Excessive – once an hour or two and for ten minutes at a time (aka smoking)

	Don’t like what you’re doing	1 2 3 4 5
	Lack of belief in what you’re doing	1 2 3 4 5
	Lack of belief in outcome	1 2 3 4 5
	Don’t like a person	1 2 3 4 5
	Don’t like the company you work for	1 2 3 4 5
	Feeling you’re underpaid	1 2 3 4 5
	Lack of challenge	1 2 3 4 5
	Lack of vision to see reward	1 2 3 4 5
	Lack of vision to see success	1 2 3 4 5
	Lack of desire to achieve	1 2 3 4 5
	Lack of know-how	1 2 3 4 5
	No game plan	1 2 3 4 5
	Reluctance based on lack of preparedness	1 2 3 4 5
	Easily distracted by interruptions	1 2 3 4 5
	Too long in the same job	1 2 3 4 5
	Negative attitude towards company	1 2 3 4 5
	Negative attitude towards co-workers	1 2 3 4 5
	Negative attitude towards job situation	1 2 3 4 5
	Unhappy in life	1 2 3 4 5
	You’re in a rut	1 2 3 4 5
	Depressed	1 2 3 4 5
	Emotionally hurt	1 2 3 4 5
	Emotionally distraught	1 2 3 4 5
	Medical condition	1 2 3 4 5
	Marital break-up	1 2 3 4 5
	Drugs – alcohol – tobacco – vape	1 2 3 4 5
	Relationship break-up	1 2 3 4 5
	Death of a loved one	1 2 3 4 5
	Lack of money	1 2 3 4 5
	Lazy – no drive	1 2 3 4 5
	Political dissent	1 2 3 4 5
	Too much rejection	1 2 3 4 5
	Fear of rejection	1 2 3 4 5
	Low self-image	1 2 3 4 5
	Low self-esteem	1 2 3 4 5
	Fear of making mistakes	1 2 3 4 5
	You might get in trouble	1 2 3 4 5
	Feeling of inadequacy	1 2 3 4 5
	Angry about personal situation	1 2 3 4 5
	Just plain angry	1 2 3 4 5
	Addicted to social media	1 2 3 4 5
	Too much personal texting	1 2 3 4 5
	Waste time drinking and partying	1 2 3 4 5
	Waste time watching TV	1 2 3 4 5
	Waste time on social media	1 2 3 4 5
	Waste time on other people’s drama	1 2 3 4 5
	Waste time playing games on phone	1 2 3 4 5
	Waste time doing drugs	1 2 3 4 5
	Procrastination – it’ll keep till tomorrow	1 2 3 4 5

• The Value of MILD – This shows you have a path to focused success.
• The Caution of MEDIUM – The success path is visible. You have to apply focused discipline.
• The Consequences of EVERY DAY – low productivity, broken creativity, low focus, low idea generation. Addiction takes away focus and creativity.
• The Repercussions of SEVERE – Poor and obviously broken work habits. People having trouble “finding you.”
• The Death Knell of EXCESSIVE – It’s probably time to resign, or ask for a sabbatical and check into some kind of rehab. Three words – Seek Professional Help.

Check the Box

If you’re a 3-4-5 in any element, check the box to the left of the distraction or element of postponement or procrastination, and that becomes your PERSONALIZED game plan to improve your focused accomplishment and achievement.