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In the video, speaker and coach, Rob Dial asserts that focus is all a matter of 1.__________. We live in a world filled with 2.__________ and so it is important to develop a plan of action in order to remain focused on our objectives.

If you practiced basketball 16 hours a day for 6 months you would likely be very good at the game. Unfortunately, we have trained ourselves to be distracted. 3.__________ is a skill you need to work on. But we can improve by looking at the following 7 steps from Rob Dial’s video:

1.  You should make a 4.__________ list and stick with it. It is not so much about getting everything done on the list, but rather, what matters is the 5.__________ of the activities that you are looking to complete or start. A great tip is to decide which three of the activities are the 6.__________ and try to get them done.

2. Rob touches on the book Eat that Frog! by Brian Tracy. The premise is if had to eat a frog, you would try to do it 7.__________ thing. In other words, the one thing you 8.__________ to do most, is the one you have probably been 9.__________. So, whatever it is, get it done right away. It has even been suggested, from a psychological perspective, that doing so makes the rest of the activity for the day easier to get through.

3. You need to set your 10.__________ for the day. Ask yourself, ‘What is my 11.__________ today?’ For example, maybe you could plan to keep your phone at a distance for the day. Having a daily mission makes it easier to say ‘yes’ and ‘no’ to things. It gives you the incentive to quit saying 12.__________ to things you did not need to do in the first place.

4. Make less 13.__________. Jeff Bezos is a successful billionaire entrepreneur. It is easy to assume that he must have a tremendous number of tasks to complete on any given day. But surprisingly, Bezos makes no more than 14.__________ decisions a day. This is important when you consider that decision-making requires a tremendous amount of 15.__________ from the brain. So how can you make less decisions in a day? That is up to you and what will work best for you. The goal is to spend more time 16.__________ your ideas rather than 17.__________ about them.

5. Turn off your 18.__________. Especially those that are linked to 19.__________ accounts. For Rob, it means that the only way you would be able to get a hold of him, is if you gave him a 20.__________. It might sound a bit extreme to some, but remember, this is the age of distraction and in order to attain success, whether in personal or professional ambitions, you need to remain focused.

6. 21.__________ to binaural beats with your 22.__________ on. People are less likely to approach you if you are wearing headphones. It also helps prevent you from being distracted by 23.__________ like colleagues chatting or the bustle of traffic outside your window.

Binaural beats are a great tool to look into as it does not really involve a melody or 24.__________ which can prove very distracting when working. But in the end, use whatever makes you feel good and helps you stay focused and motivated. The whole point is to 25.__________ out the world around you.

7. Work out for at least 26.__________ minutes. Research shows that people who worked out 27.__________ engaging in an activity completed the task significantly 28.__________ than those who did not engage in exercise.