{"id":1141,"date":"2013-09-23T20:21:17","date_gmt":"2013-09-24T01:21:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/allisonwatts.com\/?p=1141"},"modified":"2020-12-23T15:21:42","modified_gmt":"2020-12-23T21:21:42","slug":"increase-focus-productivity-pomodoro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allisonwatts.com\/increase-focus-productivity-pomodoro\/","title":{"rendered":"What Have You Been Wanting To Get Done? Get It Done&#8211;Finally!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/transformational-practices-llc\/images\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1608758502\/Video_4_-_Pomodoro_2_pwo6h2\/Video_4_-_Pomodoro_2_pwo6h2.png?_i=AA\"><img width=\"636\" height=\"349\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Pomodoro - Increase Your Focus and Let&#039;s Get &#039;Er Done!!\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-post-1141 wp-image-1142\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHdpZHRoPSI2MzYiIGhlaWdodD0iMzQ5Ij48cmVjdCB3aWR0aD0iMTAwJSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxMDAlIj48YW5pbWF0ZSBhdHRyaWJ1dGVOYW1lPSJmaWxsIiB2YWx1ZXM9InJnYmEoMTUzLDE1MywxNTMsMC41KTtyZ2JhKDE1MywxNTMsMTUzLDAuMSk7cmdiYSgxNTMsMTUzLDE1MywwLjUpIiBkdXI9IjJzIiByZXBlYXRDb3VudD0iaW5kZWZpbml0ZSIgLz48L3JlY3Q+PC9zdmc+\" data-public-id=\"Video_4_-_Pomodoro_2_pwo6h2\/Video_4_-_Pomodoro_2_pwo6h2.png\" data-format=\"png\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto\" data-version=\"1608758502\" data-seo=\"1\" data-size=\"636 349\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/transformational-practices-llc\/images\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1608758502\/Video_4_-_Pomodoro_2_pwo6h2\/Video_4_-_Pomodoro_2_pwo6h2.png?_i=AA 636w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/transformational-practices-llc\/images\/w_480,h_263,c_scale\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1608758502\/Video_4_-_Pomodoro_2_pwo6h2\/Video_4_-_Pomodoro_2_pwo6h2.png?_i=AA 480w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 636px, 100vw\" data-delivery=\"upload\" onload=\";window.CLDBind?CLDBind(this):null;\" data-cloudinary=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<strong>Recently, I have been attending courses to help me build and grow my business.<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<strong>Like many business owners and entrepreneurs&#8230;<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<em>I am passionate about many subjects and I&#039;ve learned to do a lot of different things at one time \/ multi-task&hellip;. But maybe they don&rsquo;t get done as well as they could.<\/em>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tRecently, this &ldquo;gift&rdquo; (the ability to multitask) started to feel more like a curse.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tIt just seemed like <strong>I couldn&rsquo;t focus on one thing at a time<\/strong> (especially long enough to finish it) and<strong> I was all over the place.<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tIt was a pretty challenging time in my life because I had so many great ideas and knew I had so much potential to make a difference, but I hadn&rsquo;t been able to turn my ideas into anything useful.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<strong>This frustration caused me to feel burned out and stressed out!<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<em><strong>One of my big &ldquo;a-ha&rsquo;s&rdquo; came when I discovered (in one of the courses I recently took from Donna Partow) a tool that has helped me focus my attention and energy in a way I&rsquo;ve never experienced before.<\/strong><\/em>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tIt helped me learn to direct my attention in a way that was way more productive and satisfying.&nbsp; It&rsquo;s called <strong>&ldquo;The Pomodoro Technique&rdquo;.<\/strong>&nbsp; Check it out!\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/allisonwatts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Pomodoro-Cheat-Sheet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-size:18px\"><span style=\"font-family:lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif\"><strong><span style=\"color:#800080\">CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD YOUR POMODORO CHEAT SHEET<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<strong>Try it and let us know what you think!<\/strong> If you&rsquo;ve tried it before and have comments or pointers, share with the group below please&hellip; <strong>How did it work for you?<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<em><strong>Have a great week!<\/strong><\/em>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<em><strong>With love,<\/strong><\/em>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<em><strong>Allison<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently, I have been attending courses to help me build and grow my business. 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