It is the last episode of Focus on This with Verbs and Blake as your intrepid hosts. They, along with a very exciting surprise guest, reflect on what they’ve learned through doing 200+ episodes. They also talk about what’s next for them and we meet the new hosts of Focus on This.
Category: Self-Awareness
209. How Purpose Fuels Productivity
Ken Freire stops by the show for the first time today and the crew talks about the importance of finding your purpose – in ways both big and small – and how that can boost your productivity.
190. Three Reasons You Find Yourself in the Distraction Zone
What is your go-to task when you’re supposed to be doing another more important task? Is it organizing your desk? Checking Slack messages? Folding laundry? Whatever your go-to task is, it will lead you to the same place: The Distraction Zone.
186. The Most Overlooked Question You Can Ask
When we want to get something accomplished, we tend to think of skills, habits, or tools that we can add to help us reach our goal. However, often times, the real trick to goal achievement isn’t what you can add, but what you can subtract.
143. “It Starts with Me”: Agency and Goal Achievement
Courtney and Verbs define agency and provide two helpful strategies to leverage your agency to achieve your goals.
49. How to Implement a Daily Gratitude Habit
A simple way to transform your attitude and boost your achievement.
35. Do You Know Your Chronotype?
Learn to be more productive by matching your natural energy cycle to your highest-leverage tasks.
29. Too Tired to Crush Goals? Here’s How to Fix That.
You dive into the day with a burst of energy—and you get stuff done! Until lunch, that is. Afternoons are a different story. You’re tired. You can’t focus. Your productivity goes into the tank, so you wind up working in the evening and on the weekend.
It doesn’t have to be that way. In this episode, we’ll show you how to manage your energy, just like your time. When you do, you’ll quit feeling spent every weekend and regain the energy you need to be more productive. Better yet, you’ll finally have the vitality to invest in your other interests and most important relationships.
20. Should You Share Your Goals
So you’ve got this big goal that you’re really excited about. You’re dying to share it with the people around you. But when you do, it kind of backfires. Some people belittle your aspiration. Others seem to think you’re bragging. The whole experience is deflating. It makes you wonder if you should even try this goal.
Yes, you should! And you can share it with people who will affirm and help you. We’ve discovered three foolproof principles for goal sharing. Follow them, and you’ll get rid of all the angst about sharing or not sharing your goals. You’ll find the people who can support you in reaching for your biggest aspirations, and you’ll achieve them!
18. Help! A Quarterly Preview Seems Overwhelming
High achievers are usually hard chargers. That makes it difficult—even annoying—to slow down for reflection. Who has time?
We know how you feel. That’s why we’ve developed a streamlined method for pausing your work just long enough to make the next phase more productive. It’s called a Quarterly Preview. This simple practice will uncomplicate your life. It is your opportunity to build momentum for the next three months.
We’ve got four compelling reasons to give it a try.
