In Hopes of a Clearer Head

I realize it’s already over a week into the new year, but it really occurred to me what I need to work on. This year I hope to gain focus and become more organized with my thoughts and projects. My big issue in life is losing focus. Often I will not stop working on something until it is finished even if I forget to eat and lose a lot of sleep. If I don’t do it all right away, a project will be shuffled aside for many years before I go, “Oops, I wonder if that writer is still interested in my illustrations.” It’s tacky and has given me a bad reputation.

It’s not just procrastination. I start losing focus when I think of other things I’d like to do. I find myself overwhelmed and then do nothing as I feel like I just could never do enough. This leads to feelings of lack of accomplishment and I eventually fall back into depression.

How can I gain focus? My idea is that I will find one thing I want to do. I will work on that one thing. If I get a new idea, I will write it down and keep notes but insist that it waits until the first project is done. It’s going to take so much effort but I think I can do well if I manage to make this a habit.

Here’s to a new year and hopefully more focus!

Any thoughts or suggestions? How do you keep focused on goals? What works for you?

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