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b'It\\u2019s so incredibly easy to get caught up in busywork or to let your phone or email start controlling your schedule. Before you know it, a whole day (or several) has gone by and you don\\u2019t have anything real to show for it.\\nLet that happen too much and you lose serious momentum\\u2014not to mention not getting tasks done that will actually grow your business.\\n I don\\u2019t want that happening to you.\\xa0So I\\u2019m sharing the\\xa0five strategies I use to stay or get back in the zone\\xa0whenever I start drifting off.\\nHere\\u2019s a brief summary:\\n#1: Set your priorities daily.\\xa0Sometimes it seems like every action item is crucial, but that\\u2019s not true. Responding to emails and recording new videos for your course do not rank the same.\\xa0I\\u2019ll share some advice from my good friend Michael Hyatt, who puts a limit on the number of big tasks he works on every day.\\n#2: Be clear about WHAT and WHY.\\xa0You\\u2019ll hear me talk about how a lack of clarity kept me from getting one project done.\\n #3: Power up.\\xa0I\\u2019ll talk about how I get my creative batteries to reach a \\u201cfull charge.\\u201d\\n#4: Schedule your day for success.\\xa0Devoting an hour here and there to a big project means you may not be finishing it anytime soon.\\xa0I\\u2019ll share the strategy I use to make sure I have focused time.\\n#5: Say it out loud.\\xa0Making a bold, public statement, like I did about\\xa0reworking List Builders Lab, forces you to deliver. I\\u2019ll go over\\xa0the best way to make this kind of public commitment.\\nAnd then, of course, I\\u2019ve got a\\xa0bonus strategy that I share at the very end of the show. It\\u2019s a way to pick yourself up when things get a little tough.\\xa0\\n It\\u2019s time to shove those distractions to the side and get focused.'