Be the Ball

I used to joke with Tony Palmieri (my personal trainer at the 24-Hour Fitness) - "Be the Ball" whenever we did any core exercises on the ball. Obviously, we were really talking about focusing (but "Be the Ball" is more entertaining than "Focus").

One interesting thing that I've realized lately is that I'm finding myself willing and able to focus more. I'm not sure if it is just the fact that I'm now dependent on myself with my business -- no focus equals no money. Or it could be that I'm working on things that I want to work on, so the desire to work is stronger. Whatever the reason, I find myself often spending 10-12 hours a day actually doing work again. But it is more than that.

I'm getting more organized: writing down the tasks that need to be accomplished and sticking with it. Mind you, this is something that I've strived for -- but most of the time, the task list would be one or two BIG items that were very encompassing. Now the tasks are smaller, more discrete.

Is there cause and effect here? Does running your own business make you more organized? Does it give you the ability to focus better? I don't know.. and it's not always there -- but it's there more often.

Just an interesting thought in my head.