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PERSONAL IMPROVEMENT & THE POWER OF FOCUS
In today’s complex world, we play multiple roles and we want to excel at everything. We believe that “there is never enough time”, but remember this: time is nothing but an emotion, a feeling. How long something lasts is based on how we feel, and our feelings change by a change in perspective.
Focus in the ultimate power that can change the way we think, the way we feel, and what we do in any moment. When we change our focus, we change our lives. What we focus on determines the direction we will go.
Real happiness comes from controlling your focus Those who fail to focus their time (their emotion) on the areas that really matter live in reaction to three things:
1) Anything that leads to pain.
2) Anything that leads to immediate pleasure.
3) Other people’s demands
If you want to change your life, ask better questions . RPM is a process of thinking that provides more choices, leads to a sense of balance, and moves us toward what we really want – the things that are most important.
RPM Life Management System proves flexibility and freedom . Have you ever checked off everything on your to-do list but still felt like you haven’t really accomplished anything? With the RPM system, 20% of your actions will give your 80% of the results
RPM is:
1) What is my RESULT? WHAT do I really want?
2) What is my PURPOSE? WHY do I really want it?
3) What is my MASSIVE ACTION PLAN? What specifc actions must I take to make this happen?
The way to get more time is to get rid of the unnecessary things that “steal” your time . What activities do I do on a regular basis that I really don’t have to or that someone else could easily do for me. What are two things that I don’t have a sense of real purpose for, that doesn’t give me the real “juice”, or relate to an outcome or result I want, and yet I find myself doing.
The first secret to creating a change is awareness, so let’s find out what you’re currently focusing on: What are some areas I focus on in life that don’t really serve you? Are there some things I fear or don’t want to experience but often find myself thinking about anyway?
TIME TARGETS
If I had more time, what would I do with it?
I would exercise more; spend more time with Dave; read more; create beautiful counted-cross stitch items; create my business;
redecorate my home; clean my home; take my cocker spaniels for a walk; get out of the house to do more with friends; Tae Kwan Do; learn fly fishing; connect with family and friends more
Time for a reality check: Where do I spend my time. TR provides a great metaphor for the time targets. Think of a dartboard. There are four dimensions of time:
1) The Dimension of Distraction: Not Important and Not Urgent (Outer Ring): This is where we go when we’re stressed and want to do something that requires no thinking. Examples: eating when you’re not hungry, watching TV. If you spend most of your time here, you are in what TR calls “No-Man’s Land” – you’re really not happy, but you’re not unhappy enough to do anything about it
2) The Dimension of Delusion: Urgent But Not Important (The Second Ring): You are constantly making “to-do” lists. You spend all of your time having a plan created, but you get interrupted by urgent demands of others around you and you get caught up in doing those items. In other words, you delude yourself into believing that you have to do all of these crazy “to-do” lists that keep you from doing the actions that will bring fulfillment.
3) The Dimension of Demand: Urgent and Important (The third ring): There are always certain things that cannot be planned for (i.e., injuiries, death of a loved one, co-worker out sick) These items are urgent and need to be dealt with. You want to become PROACTIVE in anticipating these demands.
4) The ZONE: Very Important, But Not Urgent (The Bull’s Eye): The dimension where your primary focus is on doing the things that are VERY IMPORTANT BUT NOT URGENT The “Zone” contains all those actions you all know to be so important, but you never get to because you “have no time”. TR says that activity without a true purpose is the drain to a life of fulfillment. This is the DIMENSION OF FULFILLMENT!!!!!
People who experience lives of total fulfillment spend 40-70% of their time in THE ZONE.
TR asks us to look at another Dartboard Target. This time, it has three rings:
The outer ring are things you can’t control or influence. In this ring we have to make the decision to find an empowering meaning when events happen out of our control.
The inner ring are things you cannot control, but you can influence. You can influence opinions, but you cannot control how other people react and their opinions no matter how hard you try. You also cannot control the past – you can’t change it, why would you spend time on what you can’t control?
The bulls eye is what you can control – your emotional state
By controlling our focus, developing awareness, and eliminating the belief that stress is a natural part of life, we can reduce the amount of time we spend in the Dimensions of Distraction, Delusion, and Demand. In order to do this, we must change our beliefs on what “urgency” is – URGENT DOES NOT MEAN IMPORTANT!!! We have to stop living in reaction to outside demands.
TR says that more time comes not from changing your schedule, but by CHANGING YOUR LEVEL OF FULFILLMENT. When you are engaged in an activity that you love, time disappears. Make sure you spend your time, emotion, and focus on what you CAN control: your state of mind and what things mean.
TIME TARGETS
If I had more time, what would I do with it?
I would exercise more; spend more time with Dave; read more; create beautiful counted-cross stitch items; create my business;
redecorate my home; clean my home; take my cocker spaniels for a walk; get out of the house to do more with friends; Tae Kwan Do; learn fly fishing; connect with family and friends more
Time for a reality check: Where do I spend my time. TR provides a great metaphor for the time targets. Think of a dartboard. There are four dimensions of time:
1) The Dimension of Distraction: Not Important and Not Urgent (Outer Ring): This is where we go when we’re stressed and want to do something that requires no thinking. Examples: eating when you’re not hungry, watching TV. If you spend most of your time here, you are in what TR calls “No-Man’s Land” – you’re really not happy, but you’re not unhappy enough to do anything about it
2) The Dimension of Delusion: Urgent But Not Important (The Second Ring): You are constantly making “to-do” lists. You spend all of your time having a plan created, but you get interrupted by urgent demands of others around you and you get caught up in doing those items. In other words, you delude yourself into believing that you have to do all of these crazy “to-do” lists that keep you from doing the actions that will bring fulfillment.
3) The Dimension of Demand: Urgent and Important (The third ring): There are always certain things that cannot be planned for (i.e., injuiries, death of a loved one, co-worker out sick) These items are urgent and need to be dealt with. You want to become PROACTIVE in anticipating these demands.
4) The ZONE: Very Important, But Not Urgent (The Bull’s Eye): The dimension where your primary focus is on doing the things that are VERY IMPORTANT BUT NOT URGENT The “Zone” contains all those actions you all know to be so important, but you never get to because you “have no time”. TR says that activity without a true purpose is the drain to a life of fulfillment. This is the DIMENSION OF FULFILLMENT!!!!!
People who experience lives of total fulfillment spend 40-70% of their time in THE ZONE.
TR asks us to look at another Dartboard Target. This time, it has three rings:
The outer ring are things you can’t control or influence. In this ring we have to make the decision to find an empowering meaning when events happen out of our control.
The inner ring are things you cannot control, but you can influence. You can influence opinions, but you cannot control how other people react and their opinions no matter how hard you try. You also cannot control the past – you can’t change it, why would you spend time on what you can’t control?
The bulls eye is what you can control – your emotional state
By controlling our focus, developing awareness, and eliminating the belief that stress is a natural part of life, we can reduce the amount of time we spend in the Dimensions of Distraction, Delusion, and Demand. In order to do this, we must change our beliefs on what “urgency” is – URGENT DOES NOT MEAN IMPORTANT!!! We have to stop living in reaction to outside demands.
TR says that more time comes not from changing your schedule, but by CHANGING YOUR LEVEL OF FULFILLMENT. When you are engaged in an activity that you love, time disappears. Make sure you spend your time, emotion, and focus on what you CAN control: your state of mind and what things mean. (This is where Days 5, 9 and 10 of PPII are important)
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