God give us the grace to accept with serenity the things that cannot be changed;
Courage to change the things that should be changed;
And the wisdom to know the difference
                                                     - Reinhold Neiebuhr

Shyamala jumped out of bed early in the morning, hurriedly began brushing her teeth, only to leave the bathroom to start making her bed while she was still foaming at the mouth. And why? Because out of the corner of her eye, she saw the rumpled sheets. Before she could rinse her mouth, she had already flung herself into the next task. Needless to say, a day that starts off this frenzied can only go from bad to worse.

Your day should not be a series of hectic and incomplete works. This will happen, if you, like Shyamala, tackle too many things at a time.

Do not get sidetracked or distracted. Sidetracked women, who scatter their energy to the four winds, never achieve success in whatever they do. They will only be candidates for nervous breakdowns.

Learn to concentrate your attention and time on what matters.

Concentrate slowly on completing one task at a time, each hour of the day until the day is over.

Live fully in the present moment; focus all your attention and conscious awareness on whatever you are doing    from brushing your teeth to putting your children to bed.

Very often, you try to respond or provide every possible service in the hope of striking success at work and at home. But the truth is, if you have too many fingers in too many pies, the result will be a sticky and unappetising mess.

To improve your efficiency and productivity, stay tuned to only one job or one task at a time.

For those of you who are accustomed to multi-tasking or performing six things at a time, this may sound ridiculous. You may wonder how you will get everything done if you don’t do everything at once. But, be assured you will accomplish all you set out to do, and need to do with much more efficiency, ease, pleasure and satisfaction when you merge mind, body and spirit with the task at hand.

It is logical to state that when you disperse your energy in too many directions, you weaken the impetus behind one.

Don’t get inspired by temptations or feel bad about missed opportunities just because you are fixed on one task. Be patient and reap the rewards of wisdom and creativity.

Its time to whip out the diary and make a commitment to stay committed to one work or task at hand. Do not give in to distractions.