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Keeping Your Eyes On Your Target - adapted by KickBalls Pte Ltd Have you ever noticed we are often drawn to whatever that is in focus in a photograph? In a good portrait the eyes are the center of attention and should be particularly in focus. When they are not, our eyes are automatically drawn to the area that is in focus. There’s a competition for our attention. This concept can be applied in the case of time management versus event management. Time managing programs are designed to “focus our attention” on one thing at a time and work to completion without interruption. However in reality, there is no such thing as “Time Management” given that we cannot actually manage time. Event management is a more acceptable concept, in that we need to manage (prioritise) which daily events or activities we choose to focus on at any given time in the day. Too much credit is given to the “skill” of multi-tasking. Quite often we get caught up in what we like to call multi-tasking and never seem to get any one task completed. Focusing on one thing at a time is often a challenge due to constant interruptions. Learning how to handle these “time wasters” is a big part of focus and event management. One of the greatest challenges of entrepreneurs is often that of focusing on one idea at a time. Entrepreneurs are generally creative individuals and are constantly coming up with more and more ideas to generate business opportunities. Soon each idea is competing with the next for attention and eventually nothing gets accomplished. By focusing on one idea, working it through a series of analytical questions, we can see the immediate viability and worth of an idea and decide to accept it as a priority or put it in the “idea box” for later consideration. Another trap we can fall into is wearing too many hats. We all have a variety of roles that we need to perform. We may be great at fulfilling many of these roles while others are not in our area of expertise. There is a saying that we should “do what we do best, and hire the rest”. In other words, if paper-work and book-keeping are not your best skills, then focus on those that are and outsource those that keep you from doing your best. Many times we get “out of focus” because we are not aligned with what we value. The first step in correcting this of course is to spend some time actually articulating our values. In any corporate strategic planning program it is important to acknowledge the corporate values, and then set strategy and tactics around those values. By prioritizing your values decisions become less difficult and goals are met with ease. Aligning your focus with your top values is critical so that you do not get drawn off course. Focusing on our values and priorities will keep our attention where it needs to be in order to most efficiently accomplish what we set out to do. Keep this in mind when you are planning your event – it will serve you well!
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